On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 9:05 PM Thomas Gummerer <t.gummerer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > @@ -302,15 +310,29 @@ static int checkout_paths(const struct checkout_opts *opts, > ce->ce_flags &= ~CE_MATCHED; > if (!opts->ignore_skipworktree && ce_skip_worktree(ce)) > continue; > - if (opts->source_tree && !(ce->ce_flags & CE_UPDATE)) > - /* > - * "git checkout tree-ish -- path", but this entry > - * is in the original index; it will not be checked > - * out to the working tree and it does not matter > - * if pathspec matched this entry. We will not do > - * anything to this entry at all. > - */ > - continue; > + if (opts->source_tree && !(ce->ce_flags & CE_UPDATE)) { > + if (!opts->overlay_mode && > + ce_path_match(&the_index, ce, &opts->pathspec, ps_matched)) { > + /* > + * "git checkout --no-overlay <tree-ish> -- path", > + * and the path is not in tree-ish, but is in > + * the current index, which means that it should > + * be removed. > + */ > + ce->ce_flags |= CE_MATCHED | CE_REMOVE | CE_WT_REMOVE; > + continue; > + } else { In non-overlay mode but when pathspec does not match, we come here too. > + /* > + * "git checkout tree-ish -- path", but this > + * entry is in the original index; it will not I think the missing key point in this comment block is "..is in the original index _and it's not in tree-ish_". In non-overlay mode, if pathspec does not match then it's safe to ignore too. But this logic starts too get to complex and hurt my brain. > + * be checked out to the working tree and it > + * does not matter if pathspec matched this > + * entry. We will not do anything to this entry > + * at all. > + */ > + continue; > + } > + } > /* > * Either this entry came from the tree-ish we are > * checking the paths out of, or we are checking out > @@ -1266,6 +1299,7 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > "checkout", "control recursive updating of submodules", > PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, option_parse_recurse_submodules_worktree_updater }, > OPT_BOOL(0, "progress", &opts.show_progress, N_("force progress reporting")), > + OPT_BOOL(0, "overlay", &opts.overlay_mode, N_("use overlay mode")), maybe add " (default)" to the help string. > OPT_END(), > }; > -- Duy