# \[PATCH v3 09/11\] unpack-trees: avoid nuking untracked dir in way of locally deleted file

- From: Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-09-27 16:34:26 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/09/7903722
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/09/7902891/t.md

```text
From: Elijah Newren <redacted>

Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <redacted>
---
 t/t2500-untracked-overwriting.sh | 2 +-
 unpack-trees.c                   | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/t/t2500-untracked-overwriting.sh b/t/t2500-untracked-overwriting.sh
index 5ec66058cfc..5c0bf4d21fc 100755
--- a/t/t2500-untracked-overwriting.sh
+++ b/t/t2500-untracked-overwriting.sh
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git am --abort and untracked dir vs. unmerged file' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'git am --skip and untracked dir vs deleted file' '
+test_expect_success 'git am --skip and untracked dir vs deleted file' '
 	test_setup_sequencing am_skip_and_untracked &&
 	(
 		cd sequencing_am_skip_and_untracked &&
diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index 080118f2325..a7e1712d236 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c
@@ -2411,7 +2411,10 @@ static int deleted_entry(const struct cache_entry *ce,
 		if (verify_absent(ce, ERROR_WOULD_LOSE_UNTRACKED_REMOVED, o))
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
+	} else if (verify_absent_if_directory(ce, ERROR_WOULD_LOSE_UNTRACKED_REMOVED, o)) {
+		return -1;
 	}
+
 	if (!(old->ce_flags & CE_CONFLICTED) && verify_uptodate(old, o))
 		return -1;
 	add_entry(o, ce, CE_REMOVE, 0);
-- 
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```