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Commands.Move throwing LibGit2Sharp.AmbiguousSpecificationException when renaming a folder
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Description
Reproduction steps
Use the "Commands.Move" function to rename a folder in a git repository.
Expected behavior
Folder is renamed in the git repository
Actual behavior
Getting unhandled exception when running:
Commands.Move(repo, "existing_folder_name", "desired_folder_name");
Exception:
LibGit2Sharp.AmbiguousSpecificationException: 'More than one file matches the pathspec 'existing_foldere_name'. You can either force a literal path evaluation (GIT_STATUS_OPT_DISABLE_PATHSPEC_MATCH), or use git_status_foreach().'
Seems the problem is within the "Commands" class, function "BuildFrom", which calls "repository.RetrieveStatus(relativePath)".
Version of LibGit2Sharp (release number or SHA1)
0.26.2
Operating system(s) tested; .NET runtime tested
Windows 10
.NET Framework 4.6.1
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Research direction
Start with Commands.Move and its BuildFrom function, then inspect the repository.RetrieveStatus(relativePath) call described in the report. Reproduce the folder rename with Commands.Move(repo, "existing_folder_name", "desired_folder_name") on LibGit2Sharp 0.26.2. Done means the folder is renamed without an AmbiguousSpecificationException.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, git
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100