Am 13.05.21 um 08:57 schrieb Alexandre Remy: > Hi, > > I do not understand why the same command works on linux and not on > windows. Is the pathspecs syntax differ or there is a problem on the > git windows version? > > * On windows (git version 2.31.1.windows.1) > > git status -- 'src/test.js' > On branch master > nothing to commit, working tree clean > > > * On linux (wsl: git version 2.25.1) > > git status -- 'src/test.js' > On branch master > Changes not staged for commit: > (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed) > (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) > modified: src/test.js > A classic git status gives the same result between linux and windows > (with correct file detected). Which shell did you use to invoke the Windows version? If it was from CMD or PowerShell, then you must not put the name in single-quotes: git status -- src/test.js The reason is that the single-quote does not have a special meaning for CMD and PowerShell like it does for a POSIX shell. -- Hannes
