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Re: Git case-sensitivity bug

From
Bryan Turner <bturner@atlassian.com>
Date
May 10, 2018, 20:09 UTC
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Hey Cliff,
On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 12:46 PM Cliff <miliways@gmail.com> wrote:
> I believe I have discovered a bug with git tools.
> If you create a git branch, you can refer to that branch with
> case-insensitive alterations and it will track as the same branch.

This comes up on the list fairly often on the list. The most recent thread is here: https://public-inbox.org/git/d4d8d8208b6a41c380ecf20807763bcf@XCH15-05-02.nw.nos.boeing.com/

The replies to that thread explain the behavior, why it does what it does, and why it hasn't been changed yet. It happens on case-insensitive macOS filesystems and on NTFS on Windows.

Hope this helps! Bryan Turner

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