How to skip file permissions in git

Question

What is wrong with my default settings on Linux?

rm -rf PATH
mkdir -p PATH
cd PATH

git clone GITPATH .
git status

It shows all of the recently downloaded files as modified. And I cannot pull later on.

# On branch master
# Changed but not updated:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)

#       modified:   readme.txt
#       modified:   todo.txt

Diff

git diff todo.txt

diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
old mode 100644
new mode 100755

How can I get rid of this unexpected annoying thing?

That's definitely weird. Could you add some more details about your environment (e.g. Linux distribution, any significant configuration you may have done, etc.)? — ChrisGPT was on strike, Jan 09 '15 at 15:07
It is a default whm/cpanel installation upgraded manually later on through web interface. — Bimal Poudel, Jan 09 '15 at 16:42

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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you could use a filesystem that supports file permissions. also reading How do I make Git ignore file mode (chmod) changes? might help. btw this is certainly not the default for a proper linux installation.

git config core.fileMode false

edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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answered Jan 09 '15 at 14:56

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