From: Chunlin Zhang Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:17:45 GMT Subject: Re: How to git checkout a orgin(unstage) version file in another directoy? Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <4D5CDBAD.4050700@drmicha.warpmail.net> Michael J Gruber drmicha.warpmail.net> writes: > git --work-tree=. --git-dir="/media/linux/t/kernel/.git" checkout HEAD But after I test,I found that after run this command,the file I do checkout action become unstaged. It is weard,because I have set the "--work-tree" to another directory. my command line for example: git --work-tree=. --git-dir="/media/linux/t/kernel/.git" checkout HEAD -- Android.mk You can test with a git repository.I have no idea how to work around now.