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Asked: 2026-05-16T17:26:04+00:00

When I copy files from my Linux machine to my external HDD (FAT format),

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When I copy files from my Linux machine to my external HDD (FAT format), ‘git status’ shows that files are modified. I guess that occurs because of the file system difference.

I formatted the external HDD with FAT to share it with my Mac, Windows, and Linux.

How can I solve this problem?

Thanks.

Sam

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  1. Editorial Team

    This could be caused by mismatched permission bits. From git-config manpage:

    core.fileMode

    If false, the executable bit
    differences between the index and the
    working copy are ignored; useful on
    broken filesystems like FAT. See
    git-update-index(1).

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