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Re: Possible bug with branch names and case sensitivity

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Joshua Jensen <jjensen@workspacewhiz.com>
Date
Nov 23, 2011, 22:08 UTC
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
Date: 11/23/2011 1:50 PM
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> Note that Git doesn't only have confusing behavior with refs on
> case-insensitive filesystems. The other day HFS+ users @ work had
> issues because of a case collision in the checked out tree, which
> confused git status et al.

Is core.ignorecase set to true? Is the repository shared with a case sensitive file system?

I have a patch sitting around for 'git update-index --add' that fixes some case insensitivity issues, especially when using Git Gui. This patch complements the core.ignorecase patches I sent in the past.

-Josh
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  1. Gerd KnopsNov 19, 2011
  2. Jay SoffianNov 21, 2011
  3. Michael HaggertyNov 22, 2011
  4. Jay SoffianNov 22, 2011
  5. Michael HaggertyNov 23, 2011
  6. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 23, 2011
  7. Joshua JensenNov 23, 2011
  8. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2011
  9. Michael HaggertyNov 23, 2011
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 23, 2011
  11. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2011

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