+ if (!o->call_depth && would_lose_untracked(dest->path)) {
+ char *alt_path = unique_path(o, dest->path, rename_branch);
+
+ output(o, 1, _("Error: Refusing to lose untracked file at %s; "
+ "writing to %s instead."),
+ dest->path, alt_path);
+ /*
+ * Write the file in worktree at alt_path, but not in the
+ * index. Instead, write to dest->path for the index but
+ * only at the higher appropriate stage.
+ */
+ if (update_file(o, 0, &dest->oid, dest->mode, alt_path))
+ return -1;
+ free(alt_path);
+ return update_stages(o, dest->path, NULL,
+ rename_branch == o->branch1 ? dest : NULL,
+ rename_branch == o->branch1 ? NULL : dest);
+ }
+
+ /* Update dest->path both in index and in worktree */