1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git-gpgcrypt b/git-gpgcrypt
index caef5bc..1bd0a90 100755
--- a/git-gpgcrypt
+++ b/git-gpgcrypt
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ init() {
             echo "directory and run 'git checkout .', or )"
         else
             setup_filters
+            # Plain "git checkout -f ." works on all systems except Arch, where
+            # if fails to re-checkout already existing files. So, remove them
+            # first, taking care to not remove special files.
+            find . -type f | grep -v -E "^(\./\.(git|gpg))" | xargs --no-run-if-empty -n 20 rm
+            # After filters have been set up, force re-checkout of all files to
+            # decrypt them.
             git checkout -f .
             echo "Initialized a clone"
         fi