From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
To: Adrian Godong <adrian.godong@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: git reset error on Windows
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 16:42:13 +0100 (STD) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1903081641120.41@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANNTdjSdTiNcM+UzF+2ZH_2JOyDZM0E6RFCDwsT3Y7F=G7YdOA@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Adrian,
On Thu, 7 Mar 2019, Adrian Godong wrote:
> 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
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2019-03-07 21:24 ` git reset error on Windows Adrian Godong
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