# Fwd: git checkout doesn't work?

2 messages from 2013-01-11 to 2013-01-11. Participants: Ishayahu Lastov, Duy Nguyen.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/32589

## Ishayahu Lastov, 2013-01-11 06:46

Subject: Fwd: git checkout doesn't work?
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This is my session on Win7 x64:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
(c) Корпорация Майкрософт (Microsoft Corp.), 2009. Все права защищены.

C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs>cd Apokryphs.Orks

C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks>git status
# On branch master
# Your branch is behind 'origin/master' by 3 commits, and can be fast-forwarded.

#
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#       modified:   scenarios/01_NothernVillage.cfg
#
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks>cd scenarios

C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks\scenarios>git status
# On branch master
# Your branch is behind 'origin/master' by 3 commits, and can be fast-forwarded.

#
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#       modified:   01_NothernVillage.cfg
#
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks\scenarios>git checkout -- 01
_NothernVillage.cfg

C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks\scenarios>git status
# On branch master
# Your branch is behind 'origin/master' by 3 commits, and can be fast-forwarded.

#
# Changes not staged for commit:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#       modified:   01_NothernVillage.cfg
#
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks\scenarios>

As I understand after last "git checkout" in "git status" I should see
that I gave no changes. It looks like an bug, isn't it?

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## Duy Nguyen, 2013-01-11 12:52

Subject: Re: git checkout doesn't work?
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On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Ishayahu Lastov <meoc-it@mail.ru> wrote:
> This is my session on Win7 x64:
> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
> (c) Корпорация Майкрософт (Microsoft Corp.), 2009. Все права защищены.
>
> C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs>cd Apokryphs.Orks
>
> C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks>git status
> # On branch master
> # Your branch is behind 'origin/master' by 3 commits, and can be fast-forwarded.
>
> #
> # Changes not staged for commit:
> #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
> #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
> #
> #       modified:   scenarios/01_NothernVillage.cfg
> #
> no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
>
> C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks>cd scenarios
>
> C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks\scenarios>git status
> # On branch master
> # Your branch is behind 'origin/master' by 3 commits, and can be fast-forwarded.
>
> #
> # Changes not staged for commit:
> #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
> #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
> #
> #       modified:   01_NothernVillage.cfg
> #
> no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
>
> C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks\scenarios>git checkout -- 01
> _NothernVillage.cfg
>
> C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks\scenarios>git status
> # On branch master
> # Your branch is behind 'origin/master' by 3 commits, and can be fast-forwarded.
>
> #
> # Changes not staged for commit:
> #   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
> #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
> #
> #       modified:   01_NothernVillage.cfg
> #
> no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
>
> C:\Dropbox\Dropbox\Wesnoth\Apocryphs\Apokryphs.Orks\scenarios>
>
> As I understand after last "git checkout" in "git status" I should see
> that I gave no changes. It looks like an bug, isn't it?

Yeah, perhaps it's file attributes. What does this say?

git diff --summary --stat
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Duy

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