On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 08:29:57PM +0200, Alexei Sholik wrote: > But then, after copying the whole directory with 'cp -r' and running > git-status in the newly created directory, I get the following: "cp -r" isn't an exact copy. You probably want "cp -a" or at least "cp -rs". > > # On branch master > > # Changed but not updated: > > # (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed) > > # (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) > > # > > # typechange: RelNotes Right. RelNotes is a symlink. But "cp -r" dereferences the symlink and copies the file contents themselves. > What happened with the copied repository? I've found a couple of > instances of the word 'typechange' in the source, but no mention in > the docs. What does it mean and what could be the cause of this > change? It's the same as the "T" flag in "git diff --name-status". Namely, the type of the file changed (between a symlink and a regular file). -Peff -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html