The real problem was that I did a $ git-mv somefile somefile.new and then created a new version of "somefile". When I temporarily renamed it, all of the given suggestions worked. Thanks. --wpd - 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