The following works fine with 1.6.0.2 and before, but not 1.6.0.3 or later: git clone -n git git-test cd git-test git checkout -b work v1.6.0.2 When it breaks, the error is: error: Entry '.gitignore' would be overwritten by merge. Cannot merge. I'm guessing it's a bug rather than a deliberate change? -- 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