René Doß <doss@xxxxxx> writes: > I have a clean derectory ang the git database. Now I want check out > the master. Ok, but why? What problem were you really trying to solve? > red@linux-nrd1:~/iso/a> git checkout master > D SP601_RevC_annotated_master_ucf_8-28-09.ucf > D rtl/ether_speed.vhd > D rtl/ether_top.vhd > D rtl/ether_tx.vhd > D rtl/takt.vhd > D sim/makefile > D sim/tb_ether_top.vhd > Already on 'master' git-checkout considers this an uncommitted change compared to the current branch (HEAD). It actually ensures that you do not lose such changes. To get your files back, you can use the file-argument form of checkout git checkout -- . or the "really give me back the HEAD state, period" form of git-reset git reset --hard Both of those *will* destroy uncommitted changes with no recourse or backup, so be careful. -- Thomas Rast trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch -- 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