Re: checkout on an empty directory fails

From: Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 5, 2012, 11:06 UTC
Message-ID: <CACsJy8A42n4t+WqGaTx7vDQ3jP_YkD1bB0WL9amrrg1B4eOx7w@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4F0576D9.4030207@gmx.de>

On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 5:09 PM, René Doß <doss@gmx.de> wrote:

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> I have a clean derectory ang the git database. Now I want check out the
> master.
> The master is the last commit. The files name  are displayed but not stored
> out in directory.
>
> Why can not I  check out?

try "git checkout ." but be careful because this command overwrites any changes you have in the directory.

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>
> red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a> ls -a
> .  ..  .git
> red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a> git checkout master
> D       SP601_RevC_annotated_master_ucf_8-28-09.ucf
> D       rtl/ether_speed.vhd
> D       rtl/ether_top.vhd
> D       rtl/ether_tx.vhd
> D       rtl/takt.vhd
> D       sim/makefile
> D       sim/tb_ether_top.vhd
> Already on 'master'
> red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a> ls
> red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a>

-- 
Duy