Hi, The following test shows a problem since commit 782c2d6 (Build in checkout): mkdir testrep cd testrep git init : >file1 git add file1 git commit -m 'initial' git branch dev mkdir dir1 cd dir1 # this creates dir1/file1 git checkout dev Regards, Clemens - 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