[JENKINS-18413] Exclusion option to avoid the checkout of subdirectories within a needed repository url

Hi, i was looking for an option, to skip checking out certain unneeded, and space consuming subfolders of an otherwise needed svn repository folder.

example url: http://svn.something.com/big-project/

from here i need the root folder's files,

but don't need http://svn.something.com/big-project/big_oracle_schamas/

they are still needed in the svn repository, but the build doesn't need to check them out. This problem focuses on the disk space, not the triggering of a build. Actually i don't really care if change under the excluded folder triggers a build or not, the important thing is not to check it out, and reserve space in the jenkins slave's workspace

if there is a feature, or option to set it up, and i just didn't found it, please give me a hint about them

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Originally reported by attila_pados, imported from: Exclusion option to avoid the checkout of subdirectories within a needed repository url

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): subversion-plugin
  
• label(s): checkout, disk, exclude, folders, space, subversion
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 1
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 20251212-090250
  

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Hi, i was looking for an option, to skip checking out certain unneeded, and space consuming subfolders of an otherwise needed svn repository folder.


example url: http://svn.something.com/big-project/


from here i need the root folder's files, 

but don't need http://svn.something.com/big-project/big_oracle_schamas/

they are still needed in the svn repository, but the build doesn't need to check them out. This problem focuses on the disk space, not the triggering of a build. Actually i don't really care if change under the excluded folder triggers a build or not, the important thing is not to check it out, and reserve space in the jenkins slave's workspace


if there is a feature, or option to set it up, and i just didn't found it, please give me a hint about them

• environment: linux Os