Calling 'git reset --hard' from .bat results in "Cannot do hard reset with paths" error

Question

In my batch script I'm trying to clone and reset a repository using a tag:

git reset --hard <tagname here>

This returns the error "fatal: Cannot do hard reset with paths."

Meanwhile, I can go into the same directory in cmd and copy in the same command and it works just fine.

It seems like with the batch file, it's interpreting the tag name argument as the name of a directory i.e. a path

I have tried using "" but this hasn't changed anything

Can you reproduce this with an empty repro, and a batch file that you could post here? — Jon Skeet, Mar 23 '16 at 16:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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It should work, the syntax is OK.

If its still doesn't work try this alternate way:

git checkout tag_name

It will get you in a Detached HEAD mode

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

Community

answered Mar 23 '16 at 18:18

CodeWizard

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 24 '16 at 10:20

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My mistake:

I had a tab at the end of the line followed by a comment, so it was interpreting the tab as part of a the argument. Whoops!

answered Mar 24 '16 at 10:20

AJCol

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