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Git Bash Git Gui Branch History External Diff a/b files deleted #2083

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@JonPetitta

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  • I was not able to find an [open]

Setup

  • Which version of Git for Windows are you using? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit?
$ git --version --build-options
git version 2.20.1.windows.1
cpu: x86_64
built from commit: 7c9fbc07db0e2939b36095df45864b8cda19b64f
sizeof-long: 4
sizeof-size_t: 8
  • Which version of Windows are you running? Vista, 7, 8, 10? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit?
Windows 7 Ent 64
6.1.7601 SP1

$ cmd.exe /c ver

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
  • What options did you set as part of the installation? Or did you choose the
    defaults?
All defaults except run git bash and cmd, the middle option.

# One of the following:
> type "C:\Program Files\Git\etc\install-options.txt"

Editor Option: VIM
Custom Editor Path:
Path Option: Cmd
SSH Option: OpenSSH
CURL Option: OpenSSL
CRLF Option: CRLFCommitAsIs
Bash Terminal Option: MinTTY
Performance Tweaks FSCache: Enabled
Use Credential Manager: Enabled
Enable Symlinks: Disabled
  • Any other interesting things about your environment that might be related
    to the issue you're seeing?
Not that I know of.

Details

  • Which terminal/shell are you running Git from?
 Bash
Launch Git Bash
CD to project dir
start git gui
git gui menu Repository -> Visualize 'branch_X' History
git history menu Edit -> Preferences set External diff tool (I use UltraCompare GUI from IDM)
select commit X
select file x, right click -> External Diff
  • What did you expect to occur after running these commands?
External diff tool shows diff of file x
  • What actually happened instead?
External diff tool is unable to find a/b of file x

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The files are created

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I think it has to do with a win32 api call to 
SetDispositionInformationFile - Delete: true by wish.exe

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