When I try and pull from github I get a strange error. Can I bypass this or force it? I have used sudo before which I suspect would work however this caused other problems.
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2Do you have write permission in the directory from where you ran `git clone`? – Benjamin Bannier Jun 11 '12 at 08:40
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1209902/git-checkout-and-reset-on-windows-occasionally-shows-random-files-have-changed doesn't help? – VonC Jun 11 '12 at 09:00
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@VonC: Since he mentions sudo he probably works under Linux or OS X. – Benjamin Bannier Jun 11 '12 at 09:30
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@honk good point. Then your permission issue is certainly closer to the mark. – VonC Jun 11 '12 at 09:56
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You probably don't want to use sudo in connection with Git in your own development environment. – Eric Walker Mar 11 '13 at 05:47
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I had this problem as well. I solved it by changing the ownership of the directories to the user I was trying to git pull with:
sudo chown -R anthony:anthony *
I ran that at the root of my git tracked directory to make sure all the files were owned by the correct user.
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In my case it was having sublime text open with the git controlled directory added as a folder in the sublime project. After closing sublime I was able to switch branches without a problem.
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