Re: How to simulate a real checkout to test a new smudge filter?

["Torsten Bögershausen" <tboegi@web.de>]

On 06.09.16 19:47, john smith wrote:
> I am looking for a way to force smudge filter to run by simulating a
> real life checkout. Let's say I just created a new branch and did not
> modify any files but want to test my new smudge filter. According to
> some answers such as
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22909620/git-smudge-clean-filter-between-branches
> and
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21652242/git-re-checkout-files-after-creating-smudge-filter
> it should be possible by running:
>
> git checkout HEAD --
>
> but in doesn't work with git 2.9.0. Method suggested in accepted
> answer here
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17223527/how-do-i-force-git-to-checkout-the-master-branch-and-remove-carriage-returns-aft
> works but I don't like because it seems fragile. Is there a safe way
> to do what I want to do in Git still today?
>
It depends what you mean with "safe way".

git checkout, git checkout -f or other combinations will only

overwrite/rewrite the files in the working tree, if, and only if,

git comes to the conclusion that "git add" will do something,

like replace a blob for a file in the index.

(And by running "rm .git/index git will evaluate the "clean" filters,

and the CRLF->LF conversion).


If you want to test a smudge filter, simply remove the file:

mv file /tmp && git checkout file