# native (cyrillic) filenames in git-diff and git-log (qgit and gitk)

2 messages from 2008-05-24 to 2008-05-24. Participants: Ilya Silvestrov, Teemu Likonen.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/13653

## Ilya Silvestrov, 2008-05-24 14:45

Subject: native (cyrillic) filenames in git-diff and git-log (qgit and gitk)
Message-ID: <48382A11.2060308@ngs.ru>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/48382A11.2060308%40ngs.ru

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Hi, All!

I'am looking for possibility to work with native (cyrillic) filenames in 
git. The problem I struggle with is that I'm unable to view filenames in 
readable form in git-log and git-diff. They are in escaped form, like this:
diff --git "a/\321\200\321\203\321\201\321\201\320\272\320\270\320\271" 
"b/\321\200\321\203\321\201\321\201\320\272\320\270\320\271"
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69b7ded
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/\321\200\321\203\321\201\321\201\320\272\320\270\320\271"
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+balabala

I was asking about this situation on #git irc channel and the answer was 
that this is as bug.
I'am working with git version 1.5.5.1

Silvestrov Ilya

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## Teemu Likonen, 2008-05-24 15:37

Subject: Re: native (cyrillic) filenames in git-diff and git-log (qgit and gitk)
Message-ID: <20080524153728.GA2997@mithlond.arda.local>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080524153728.GA2997%40mithlond.arda.local
In-Reply-To: <48382A11.2060308@ngs.ru>

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Ilya Silvestrov wrote (2008-05-24 21:45 +0700):

> I'am looking for possibility to work with native (cyrillic) filenames
> in  git. The problem I struggle with is that I'm unable to view
> filenames in  readable form in git-log and git-diff. They are in
> escaped form, like this:
> diff --git "a/\321\200\321\203\321\201\321\201\320\272\320\270\320\271"  
> "b/\321\200\321\203\321\201\321\201\320\272\320\270\320\271"

Yes, extremely ugly. I believe setting core.quotepath to false will
help:

  $ git config --global core.quotepath false

I wonder why is this not the default?

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