Hi there, I'm running git 2.7.4 on Ubuntu 16.04. I've found a couple of problems when "un-ignoring" files in tandem with git stash. Here's how to reproduce: Say you have a project using git, with a .gitignore file which contains the following line: bin/* You can then see the problems by doing this: $ touch bin/mynewfile # this file will be ignored at this point and then updating .gitignore to look like this (adding that second line): bin/* !bin/mynewfile So far, so good; the new file is no longer ignored. But now, try stashing the changes and including untracked files in the stash: $ git stash save -u Here's the first problem, bin/mynewfile is still there: $ ls bin/mynewfile bin/mynewfile But you'd expect it to not be there and be in the stash, I think. This is what would normally happen with the untracked-files option for git stash. This leads to the second problem - you can't now pop the stash: $ git stash pop bin/mynewfile already exists, no checkout Could not restore untracked files from stash If you want to apply the stash, you have to remove the file: $ rm bin/mynewfile $ git stash pop # this works, and re-creates bin/mynewfile This is quite an unusual edge case, but I have hit it two or three times now and so thought it worth reporting, but I'll understand if it's deemed not worth fixing! Do let me know if you need any more information from me here. Thanks Sam PS Sorry for the lack of formatting - I'm sending this as plain text as my original HTML emails was rejected as possible spam by your mailserver. Sam Partington Senior Developer www.whiteoctober.co.uk Office: +44 (0)1865 920 707 This email message and any attachments are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you have received this message in error. Please notify us immediately and delete the message from your computer. You should not distribute, copy or disclose its contents to any other person. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of White October Limited. White October is a private limited company registered in England & Wales under registration number 3982889. The company’s registered office is at 264 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DY.
