Re: How do I force git to forget about merging a binary file that is to stay deleted on the target branch?
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Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
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- Mar 28, 2009, 12:47 UTC
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Hi,
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Brent Goodrick <bgoodr@gmail.com> wrote:
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> How do I commit a merge but force git to forget about merging one file > that I don't want on the target branch, when it is binary, and when it > was changed on the source branch, but was deleted on the target branch > (and should stay deleted on the target branch)? > > The details: I am merging a "work" branch into a "home" branch. There > is one file called "TimeSheets/Timesheet Exempt.XLS" that is binary. > I don't want that file on the "home" branch, but do want it on the > "work" branch. I had made an editing change to that file on the > "work" branch, along with a bunch of other changes I do want to merge > into the "home" branch. But no matter what I do, I can't force git to > forget about that "TimeSheets/Timesheet Exempt.XLS" file. > > I've tried various flavors of git-checkout and git-reset to no > avail. This is what I see at the very last before I gave up:
You can resolve this merge conflict by running $ git rm TimeSheets/Timesheet\ Exempt.XLS
which will make git delete the file from your working copy and the index, at which point you can then make a commit that does not include this file.
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> Here is what I'm left with: > > ,---- > | $ : gitw status > | TimeSheets/Timesheet Exempt.XLS: needs merge > | # On branch home > | # Changes to be committed: > | # (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage) > | # > | <snipped out other files I do want to commit> > | # > | # Changed but not updated: > | # (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed) > | # (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) > | # > | # unmerged: TimeSheets/Timesheet Exempt.XLS > | # > | $ : gitw commit -m "merge from work" > | TimeSheets/Timesheet Exempt.XLS: needs merge > | TimeSheets/Timesheet Exempt.XLS: unmerged > (49a49bd9de154daa8ca6cff3cfb550d0dd1b4519) > | TimeSheets/Timesheet Exempt.XLS: unmerged > (8de60b8b6827ef1f80921f6d35b574a56683bfdd) > | error: Error building trees > `---- > > Any help anyone can provide is greatly appreciated.