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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt index 6f4b9b017f..7160fa1536 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt @@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ Here are the "carry forward" rules: 0 nothing nothing nothing (does not happen) 1 nothing nothing exists use M 2 nothing exists nothing remove path from index - 3 nothing exists exists use M + 3 nothing exists exists, use M if "initial checkout" + H == M keep index otherwise + exists fail + H != M clean I==H I==M ------------------ @@ -207,6 +210,12 @@ you picked it up via e-mail in a patch form), `git diff-index merge, but it would not show in `git diff-index --cached $M` output after two-tree merge. +Case #3 is slightly tricky and needs explanation. The result from this +rule logically should be to remove the path if the user staged the removal +of the path and then switching to a new branch. That however will prevent +the initial checkout from happening, so the rule is modified to use M (new +tree) only when the contents of the index is empty. Otherwise the removal +of the path is kept as long as $H and $M are the same. 3-Way Merge ~~~~~~~~~~~ |