return error("%s: already exists in working directory", new_name);
if (errno != ENOENT)
return error("%s: %s", new_name, strerror(errno));
- if (!patch->new_mode)
- patch->new_mode = S_IFREG | 0644;
+ if (!patch->new_mode) {
+ if (patch->is_new)
+ patch->new_mode = S_IFREG | 0644;
+ else
+ patch->new_mode = patch->old_mode;
+ }
}
if (new_name && old_name) {