Re: BUG: Renaming a branch checked out in a different work tree

On Mär 29 2017, Eyal Lotem [off-list ref] wrote:

git version: 2.7.4
installed from Ubuntu repos:
Ubuntu Version: 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1

When renaming a branch checked out in a different work tree, that work
tree's state is corrupted. Git status in that work tree then reports
itself being on the "initial commit" with all files being in the
staging area.

Fixed since 2.8.3.

Andreas.

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