From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
To: fREW <frioux@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Deleted files can't be checked back out?
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:43:05 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m38wy04jo1.fsf@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fb3648c60805222128v1a425c60kc8e44f3a2fb41d54@mail.gmail.com>
fREW <frioux@gmail.com> writes:
> I recently deleted a bunch of files and checked the change into git,
> and then changed my mind and wanted the files back. I did a
> git-checkout <file> and got each file back individually. Then I did
> some work and did a git-push to upload to github. Then I did more work
> and tried to do a git push and it gave me an error that apparently
> meant I had to pull before I pushed.
You didn't change history, did you (e.g. using rebase)?
> Anyway, I pulled, it redeleted the files and now when I do
> git-checkout <file> to get them back it says:
>
> error: pathspec 'foo' did not match any file(s) known to git.
Use "git checkout -- <file>" (or "git checkout HEAD -- <file>") to do
a checkout of a file which is not present in the working area.
--
Jakub Narebski
Poland
ShadeHawk on #git
prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-05-24 0:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-05-23 4:28 Deleted files can't be checked back out? fREW
2008-05-23 6:28 ` Chris Frey
2008-05-25 23:37 ` fREW
2008-05-24 0:43 ` Jakub Narebski [this message]
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