From: René Doß Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:38:56 GMT Subject: RE: Re: checkout on an empty directory fails Message-ID: <4F0599E0.7090902@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: Thank you for your help. I can not understand what is the mistake? qgit displays me the tree correct. git status says not special informations. Only git checkout . works. What means the point in checkout? René red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a> git status # On branch master # Changed but not updated: # (use "git add/rm ..." to update what will be committed) # (use "git checkout -- ..." to discard changes in working directory) # # deleted: SP601_RevC_annotated_master_ucf_8-28-09.ucf # deleted: rtl/ether_speed.vhd # deleted: rtl/ether_top.vhd # deleted: rtl/ether_tx.vhd # deleted: rtl/takt.vhd # deleted: sim/makefile # deleted: sim/tb_ether_top.vhd # no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") ed@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a> ls red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a> git reset --hard HEAD is now at efb7b86 Simulation ergaenzt red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a> git checkout master Already on 'master' red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a> git checkout . red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a> ls rtl sim SP601_RevC_annotated_master_ucf_8-28-09.ucf <--here are the files back!!!! red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a>