Re: Possible minor bug in Git

From: Angelo Melonas <angelomelonas@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 31, 2019, 07:29 UTC
Message-ID: <CAHYHVP+Dvbq_aOMy1_Kq0LHJsd4r+4GiP3N3R4A9ouAoJ4gw9g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAHYHVP+ty7i7a_abT-th_HR2X-8X6mLmpHPR_3VXv5LpWUsrhQ@mail.gmail.com>

Just to clarify, I made a mistake above. Instead of "untracked", I meant "unstaged". I apologise for the confusion.

On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:01 AM Angelo Melonas <angelomelonas@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Good day,
>
> I found a potential bug in Git for Windows. The bug can be reproduced
> as follows:
>
> 1. Modify a file so that it shows up as "untracked" when executing the
> "git status" command.
> 2. Attempt to "git add" the file, but change the case of a single
> letter. The command executes but no warning or error is displayed.
> 3. Execute "git status" again and it still shows the file as "untracked".
>
> Please let me know if I am mistaken. I also have a screenshot
> demonstrating the "bug" which I cannot attach to this email, but which
> can be requested.
>
> Have a great day.
>
> Kind regards,
> Angelo Melonas