From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:27:06 GMT
Subject: Re: git read-tree doesn't accept tree-ish
Message-ID: <xmqq5yvwq7w5.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CAMJzOtz_h0iEL1VQCFvvLzw3XnL+qM=f+BvkmsTU=ps+0VA7RA@mail.gmail.com>

Nikita Bobko <nikitabobko@gmail.com> writes:

> `git checkout <hash> -- <path>` also doesn't work in my case because
> if any file is removed in `<hash>` but not in my HEAD then `git
> checkout` doesn't remove the file in my HEAD

Look for "--no-overlay" option in "git checkout", perhaps?