Hi git, I'm trying and failing to create a specific archive from a bare repo. The following all works correctly: $ git clone https://my.git.repo/test --bare test $ git --git-dir=test archive @ | tar -tf - # archive of full repo $ git --git-dir=test cat-file -p @:.gitattributes # shows subset of files with myattr set $ git --work-tree=/var/empty --git-dir=test reset --mixed $ git --work-tree=/var/empty --git-dir=test ls-files ':(attr:myattr)' # list of files with myattr set Now I get: $ git --git-dir=test archive @ ':(attr:login)' fatal: pathspec ':(attr:login)' did not match any files The manpage indicates that git-archive should use the .gitattributes from the archived tree, and as indicated above it has the expected content. Why doesn't this produce an archive with the files listed by ls-files from above? Is there a way to achive the archive I want? Thanks, Ronan
