Michael J Gruber <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> The one reported by the OP for commit:
>
> git rm ../a
> git commit -m "blurb" ../a
> error: pathspec '../a' did not match any file(s) known to git.
That does look like a bug given that (starting from a state where that
"../a" is a tracked file that appear in the HEAD commit):
git rm ../a
(cd .. && git commit -m "removed a" a)
does work. For "git add ../a" after removing the path from both index and
the working tree, see my other message.
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