Github automatically deletes a file during clone

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I'm having trouble cloning one of my private repositories into my computer. Currently I've tried both using the application and the console and neither work.

Using the application: No errors are specifically shown, but upon the completion of the clone the diff shows I already deleted a file, con.py enter image description here

Upon attempting to clone using the console , I actually something i've never seen before: enter image description here

It doesn't grab all of the objects...and then goes on to print out the entire file it deletes right afterwards which is weird.

I tried looking up solutions with no luck, moving the directory to a shorter path did nothing as most sites recommended. Please help!

you can't have a file named `con` in Windows. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/448438/windows-and-renaming-folders-the-con-issue — kaman, May 15 '14 at 22:03
Well that solved my problem, thanks @kaman if you post an answer i'll accept it — Syntactic Fructose, May 15 '14 at 22:07
Actually first comment provided you a valid solution so PeeHaa should get credit for the answer. — kaman, May 15 '14 at 22:39

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 04 '14 at 08:11

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con is a reserved name in windows so it can't exist on a windows machine.

One thing you can do is to change the name of your file and that should do the trick.

answered Sep 04 '14 at 08:11

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