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issue unable to commit file and folder name to upper lower case

Subject: issue unable to commit file and folder name to upper lower case

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3 messages between Nov 7, 2023 and Nov 8, 2023.

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chengpu lee· Nov 7, 2023, 11:28 UTC · lore

Thank you for filling out a Git bug report! Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue.

What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue) $ mkdir abc

$ echo "">abc/.keep
$ git status
On branch master
Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
        abc/
$ mv abc Abc
$ git status
On branch master
Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
        Abc/                                                      # rename
to Abc/ successfully
$ git commit -m "commit Abc/"                                     # commit
$ mv Abc abc

$ git status On branch master nothing to commit, working tree clean # cannot rename again

$ git diff
>""
$ git add .

$ git commit -m "Cannot rename from Abc/ to abc/" On branch master nothing to commit, working tree clean # cannot commit to right, keep old file name / folder name

What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior) It should be correct to new name although just change upper/lower case, because other commiter can pull it from repo or improve reading clarity.

What happened instead? (Actual behavior) can commit file/folder but cannot fix upper/lower case.

What's different between what you expected and what actually happened? git unable to faithfully represent file/folder upper/lower case changes.

Anything else you want to add:

Please review the rest of the bug report below. You can delete any lines you don't wish to share.

[System Info] git version: git version 2.40.0.windows.1 cpu: x86_64 built from commit: 1d90ca2906dd4b7ddaf0669a13c173ec579d794a sizeof-long: 4 sizeof-size_t: 8 shell-path: /bin/sh feature: fsmonitor--daemon uname: Windows 10.0 19045 compiler info: gnuc: 12.2 libc info: no libc information available $SHELL (typically, interactive shell): C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\bash.exe

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Thank you for filling out a Git bug report! Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue.

What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue) $ mkdir abc

$ echo "">abc/.keep
$ git status
On branch master
Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
        abc/
$ mv abc Abc
$ git status
On branch master
Untracked files:
  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
        Abc/                                                      # rename to Abc/ successfully
$ git commit -m "commit Abc/"                                     # commit
$ mv Abc abc

$ git status On branch master nothing to commit, working tree clean # cannot rename again

$ git diff
>""
$ git add .

$ git commit -m "Cannot rename from Abc/ to abc/" On branch master nothing to commit, working tree clean # cannot commit to right, keep old file name / folder name

What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior) It should be correct to new name although just change upper/lower case, because other commiter can pull it from repo or improve reading clarity.

What happened instead? (Actual behavior) can commit file/folder but cannot fix upper/lower case.

What's different between what you expected and what actually happened? git unable to faithfully represent file/folder upper/lower case changes.

Anything else you want to add:

Please review the rest of the bug report below. You can delete any lines you don't wish to share.

[System Info] git version: git version 2.40.0.windows.1 cpu: x86_64 built from commit: 1d90ca2906dd4b7ddaf0669a13c173ec579d794a sizeof-long: 4 sizeof-size_t: 8 shell-path: /bin/sh feature: fsmonitor--daemon uname: Windows 10.0 19045 compiler info: gnuc: 12.2 libc info: no libc information available $SHELL (typically, interactive shell): C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\bash.exe

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Torsten Bögershausen· Nov 7, 2023, 17:35 UTC · re: chengpu lee · lore

Re: issue unable to commit file and folder name to upper lower case

On Tue, Nov 07, 2023 at 07:28:14PM +0800, chengpu lee wrote:
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> Thank you for filling out a Git bug report!
> Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue.
>
> What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue)
> $ mkdir abc
>
> $ echo "">abc/.keep
>
> $ git status
> On branch master
> Untracked files:
>   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
>         abc/
>
> $ mv abc Abc
>
> $ git status
> On branch master
> Untracked files:
>   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
>         Abc/                                                      # rename
> to Abc/ successfully
>
> $ git commit -m "commit Abc/"                                     # commit
>
> $ mv Abc abc
>
> $ git status
> On branch master
> nothing to commit, working tree clean                             # cannot
> rename again
>
> $ git diff
> >""
>
> $ git add .
>
> $ git commit -m "Cannot rename from Abc/ to abc/"
> On branch master
> nothing to commit, working tree clean                             # cannot
> commit to right, keep old file name / folder name
>
>
> What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior)
> It should be correct to new name although just change upper/lower case,
> because other commiter can pull it from repo or improve reading clarity.
>
> What happened instead? (Actual behavior)
> can commit file/folder but cannot fix upper/lower case.
>
> What's different between what you expected and what actually happened?
> git unable to faithfully represent file/folder upper/lower case changes.
>

Yes, that is a restriction in Git, call it a bug, call it a missing feature. Unless someone fixes it, the recommendation is still to use a workaround:

tb@pc:/tmp/ttt> git mv Abc tmp
tb@pc:/tmp/ttt> git mv tmp abc
tb@pc:/tmp/ttt> git status
On branch master
Changes to be committed:
  (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
        renamed:    Abc/.keep -> abc/.keep
tb@pc:/tmp/ttt>
Junio C Hamano· Nov 8, 2023, 01:48 UTC · re: Torsten Bögershausen · lore

Re: issue unable to commit file and folder name to upper lower case

Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de> writes:
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> Yes, that is a restriction in Git, call it a bug, call it a missing feature.
> Unless someone fixes it, the recommendation is still to use a workaround:
>
> tb@pc:/tmp/ttt> git mv Abc tmp
> tb@pc:/tmp/ttt> git mv tmp abc
> tb@pc:/tmp/ttt> git status
> On branch master
> Changes to be committed:
>   (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
>         renamed:    Abc/.keep -> abc/.keep
>
> tb@pc:/tmp/ttt>
Correct and very helpful suggestion.  Or get a better filesystem ;-)
Thanks.

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