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Re: checkout from neighbour branch undeletes a path?

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 13, 2012, 23:41 UTC
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Peter Vereshagin <peter@vereshagin.org> writes:
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>   $ rm -r pathdir
>   $ git checkout branch00 pathdir
>   $ find pathdir/
>   pathdir/
>   pathdir/file00.txt
>   pathdir/file01.txt
>   $

Hasn't this been fixed at 0a1283b (checkout $tree $path: do not clobber local changes in $path not in $tree, 2011-09-30)?

Are you using 1.7.7.1 or newer?  If not, please upgrade.
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  1. Peter VereshaginNov 13, 2012
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