Re: git reset error on Windows

Adrian Godong· Mar 7, 2019, 21:24 UTC · lore

Windows 10, git version 2.21.0.windows.1

git reset tries to delete folder when last file is removed but failed to do so if shell is in the deleted folder.

Repro steps (powershell): mkdir test cd test git init mkdir dir cd dir add-content .\file "" git add . git commit -m "1" git mv .\file .\file2 git commit -m "2" git reset --hard HEAD^

> Deletion of directory 'dir' failed. Should I try again? (y/n)

Choosing y will repeat the same prompt. Choosing n will complete the operation correctly.

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Adrian Godong
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Johannes Schindelin· Mar 8, 2019, 15:42 UTC · re: Adrian Godong · lore

Hi Adrian,

On Thu, 7 Mar 2019, Adrian Godong wrote:

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> Windows 10, git version 2.21.0.windows.1
> 
> git reset tries to delete folder when last file is removed but failed
> to do so if shell is in the deleted folder.
> 
> Repro steps (powershell):
> mkdir test
> cd test
> git init
> mkdir dir
> cd dir
> add-content .\file ""
> git add .
> git commit -m "1"
> git mv .\file .\file2
> git commit -m "2"
> git reset --hard HEAD^
> > Deletion of directory 'dir' failed. Should I try again? (y/n)
> 
> Choosing y will repeat the same prompt. Choosing n will complete the
> operation correctly.

In contrast to Linux, it is not possible to delete a current working directory (unless you delve into horrible hacks like Cygwin does).

So this is a restriction of the platform on which you are working, and there is nothing we can do about it, at least as far as I can think of.

Ciao, Johannes