Re: Files 'Test.txt' and 'test.txt' are different in Git database, but are the same on Windows file system issue

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> Hi,
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> I’m not sure whether this behavior is on Windows only, so it’s up to you guys.
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> 1.         Having branch (let say) develop with empty working tree and empty repository – create 2 more branches (‘foo’ and ‘bar’)
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> 2.         Commit file ‘Test.txt’ with content ‘Test’ to ‘foo’ branch
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> 3.         Switch to ‘bar’  branch and commit file ‘test.txt’ with content ‘test’ (pay attention lower-case)
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> 4.         Merge ‘foo’ to develop
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> 5.         Merge ‘bar’ to develop
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> After it when you switch to develop – you always will have ‘local changes’. You can perform stash, hard reset, commit – you always will have local changes (and many following errors on other git operations due to local changes).
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> Reason – we have different files in Git DB (‘Test.txt’ and ‘test.txt’), but when git restores them onto Windows file system – it just will rewrite 1 file with another, because for Windows file system – it is 2 equal names.
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> Best regards,
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> Viktor Hozhyi
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> Skype: vitia444
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> Phone (Telegram): +38 067 276 29 85
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