bug? - git-checkout treeish paths ignores deleted files

Shouldn't "git checkout topic path" make the directory tree rooted at path identical to what is on branch topic? It doesn't.

Try this:

mkdir test cd test git init touch a b git add a b git commit -m 'base' git checkout -b topic git rm a git commit -m 'removed a' git checkout master git checkout topic .

...and the result is... ls a b

instead of b

Mark