Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > $ ls -l INSTALL ; chmod 600 INSTALL ; git reset --hard @{u} ; ls -l INSTALL > -rw-r--r-- 1 avar avar 9147 Apr 20 17:11 INSTALL > HEAD is now at e6ac6e1 Fifth batch for post 2.8 cycle > -rw-r--r-- 1 avar avar 9147 Apr 20 17:12 INSTALL A quick question. What happens when you did this instead? chmod 600 INSTALL git update-index --refresh git reset --hard Does it match what you want to see? The reason I ask is because I recall making a deliberate design decision around this area. -- 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