From: Junio C Hamano Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:21:07 GMT Subject: Re: [BUG] git filter-branch failed to suppress a file with an accentuated letter in the filename Message-ID: <7vwsp5g8to.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: Johannes Schindelin writes: >> I have to wonder in what century filter-branch was written ;-) >> >> Shouldn't those two lines be: >> >> git diff-index -r --name-only $commit | >> git update-index --add --replace --remove --stdin >> >> these days, without any of the cut and cruft? > > Maybe even using "-z" in both cases? > > Having said that, I do not understand why the old code did not work. Will > have a look later today. The reason mine does not have to use -z is because both end knows how to C-quote paths under non-z mode. Now you mention it, it certainly is a bit puzzling why the old one did not work.