There are two identical files from the same original parent, but both were renamed in their own branches. One branch moved the file to a new folder, the other renamed the file in the same folder. Steps to reproduce the issue: git init git fetch https://github.com/pdinc-oss/CipherShed.git git fetch https://github.com/srguglielmo/CipherShed.git git checkout -b test b60070f4d0879e277f44d174a163bbb292325fea git merge a0c84ff28f356bcb8b872a9c65a2e9bff97b3f68 CONFLICT (rename/rename): Rename "TrueCrypt.sln"->"src/TrueCrypt.sln" in branch "HEAD" rename "TrueCrypt.sln"->"CipherShed.sln" in "a0c84ff28f356bcb8b872a9c65a2e9bff97b3f68" git reset --hard b60070f4d0879e277f44d174a163bbb292325fea git mv src/TrueCrypt.sln src/CipherShed.sln git commit -m 'renamed to be congruent with a0c84ff' git merge a0c84ff28f356bcb8b872a9c65a2e9bff97b3f68 Sill get a CONFLICT (rename/rename): Rename "TrueCrypt.sln"->"src/CipherShed.sln" in branch "HEAD" rename "TrueCrypt.sln"->"CipherShed.sln" in "a0c84ff28f356bcb8b872a9c65a2e9bff97b3f68" I will have many more to come, any suggestions? Repos: https://github.com/srguglielmo/CipherShed/commit/1ca13ed2271d60ba93d40bcc8db17ce d8545f172 https://github.com/pdinc-oss/CipherShed/commit/b60070f4d0879e277f44d174a163bbb29 2325fea -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. -- 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