Junction (hardlink) in git repository showing as modified

[mattheyan]

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Description

https://discuss.atom.io/t/junction-hardlink-in-git-repository-showing-as-modified/37761/3

I created junctions in my repository so that the files can live elsewhere, which seems to work just fine on the git side. But, the Atom tree-view is showing the directory/files as changed even though the git repository reports no changes. Any ideas why this might be? I've tried restarting the editor but that doesn't fix it.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a git repository with clean state
   • mkdir AtomTest
   • cd AtomTest
   • echo "Testing..." > Readme.txt
   • git init
   • git add .
   • git commit -m "Initial commit"
2. Create a junction within the git repository, and commit its contents
   • mklink /J C:\Path\To\AtomTest\Subfolder C:\Some\Other\Folder
   • git add .
   • git commit -m "Add subfolder"

Expected behavior: Atom should show no pending modifications in the tree view.

Actual behavior: The junction folder and all of its contents appear as modified

Reproduces how often: Always

Versions

Windows 8.1 Enterprise

Atom : 1.12.9 Electron: 1.3.13 Chrome : 52.0.2743.82 Node : 6.5.0

apm 1.12.9 npm 3.10.5 node 4.4.5 python 2.7.10 git 2.10.2.windows.1 visual studio 2015

[lee-dohm]

@ungb Do you have time to take a look at this?

[ungb]

I can repro this on windows:

in Atom(1.13.0) after following the steps

on cmd line:

[ungb]

on windows if you run the following batch script(zipped up) it will open atom in this scenario.

createIssue1018Repro.zip

[cshaa]

I was unable to +1 this, so just reporting: this happenes to me too. Windows 10, Atom 1.14.1