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`git stash apply` deleted a random dir from my working copy

From
Stefan Monov <logixoul@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 3, 2016, 16:06 UTC
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Hi.

I just tried `git stash save` for the first time. It worked fine. Then I tried `git stash apply` and while my uncommitted changes were restored, another effect was that a random dir from the root of my working copy was deleted. I don't know why it chose that exact dir, there's lots of other dirs like it in the root.

`git stash save` output and shortened `git stash apply` output are attached.
Note: The dir that got deleted was a committed and pushed dir. It had
no uncommitted local changes.

It's not a huge problem, because there was no data loss - I can pull the deleted data back from the repo. But I'd still like to know why this problem happened.

TIA, Stefan Monov

Saved working directory and index state WIP on clipping: cfeac4b - applying the solution from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40385482/why-cant-i-use-opengl-es-3-0-in-qt HEAD is now at cfeac4b - applying the solution from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40385482/why-cant-i-use-opengl-es-3-0-in-qt

Removing debug_stencil_not_working/textureandlight.js
Removing debug_stencil_not_working/qtlogo.png
[... more removes here ...]
On branch clipping
Changes to be committed:
  (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
		new file:   documentation/textureSize_missing.txt
Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
		deleted:    ../debug_stencil_not_working/qtlogo.png
		deleted:    ../debug_stencil_not_working/textureandlight.js
		[... more deleted files here ...]
		modified:   main.cpp
		modified:   main.qml
		[... more modified files here ...]
Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
		../dbg_repeater/dbg_repeater.pro.user
		debug_stencil_not_working/
		[... more files and dirs here ...]
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