The git-new-workdir script creates copies of files instead of symbolic links, when run from Git Bash on Windows Vista. I modified it to use mklink via cmd.exe. I have an open pull request on GitHub: https://github.com/git/git/pull/9. I'm not sure how permanent that link is, so here is a link to the file in my fork of git: https://github.com/dansmith65/git/blob/master/contrib/workdir/git-new-workdir-win - Dan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: snaewe <reply+i-1057590-454ecf9c3cc5385e5ea53b0726af874fd2ef4b00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 1:31 AM Subject: Re: [git] git-new-workdir for Windows (#9) To: dansmith65@xxxxxxxxx I guess this might get more attention at the git mailing list at git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/git/git/pull/9#issuecomment-1372088 -- 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