snk <shank76@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > Therefore git does not store ownership, and only basic permissions > > (only executable bit for ordinary files, and the symlink bit). > > Fine. "git diff" reports wrong new permissions though: 755 instead of 764. "Executable bit" is not "executable permissions" > shanker@linux-0tix:~/test/play2> git reset --hard HEAD > HEAD is now at 85d4483 test > shanker@linux-0tix:~/test/play2> git config core.filemode > true > shanker@linux-0tix:~/test/play2> ls -l x > -rw-rw-r-- 1 shanker users 0 Mar 3 11:00 x > shanker@linux-0tix:~/test/play2> chmod u+x x > shanker@linux-0tix:~/test/play2> git diff x > diff --git a/x b/x > old mode 100644 > new mode 100755 > shanker@linux-0tix:~/test/play2> ls -l x > -rwxrw-r-- 1 shanker users 0 Mar 3 11:00 x > shanker@linux-0tix:~/test/play2> Git stores only whether file is executable or not. To be more exact git uses only a few modes: one for submodule (commit), one for directory, one for symbolic link, one for ordinary executable file, and one for ordinary file (non-executable). -- Jakub Narebski -- 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