"View File" link creates 404 in particular scenarios #5988

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T06:42:02-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 06:42:02 -06:00

Originally created by @jsreynolds on GitHub (Sep 11, 2020).

Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.12.4
Git version : 2.25.1
Operating system: Ubuntu 20.04
Database (use [x]):
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MSSQL
- SQLite
Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:
- Yes (provide example URL)
- No
- Not relevant
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Description

When reviewing code and clicking on “View File”, sometimes the view will fail and produce a 404 error. At first I thought this was an Nginx proxy issue, but in fact what I’m seeing is that for some of the files listed on the screen fail in View File when they are apparently missing part of their name. Please note that the underlying repository seems to have all the files intact and is fine - the code compiles, etc. Further review in the forum by kpfleming indicated that the issue might be that files were moved under folders with the same name. In fact, that seems to be true.

It was a much older project and originally everything in the repository was in the root folder, “attire-allowance”.
A new sub-folder under the root folder was created with the same name, “attire-allowance”.
File # 1 stayed where it was.
File # 2 was moved into the new sub-directory (also named “attire-allowance”).
Both files throw a 404 error when "View File" is clicked. The other files that show the full file name are not problematic.
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Originally created by @jsreynolds on GitHub (Sep 11, 2020). - Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.12.4 - Git version : 2.25.1 - Operating system: Ubuntu 20.04 - Database (use `[x]`): - [ ] PostgreSQL - [X] MySQL - [ ] MSSQL - [ ] SQLite - Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io: - [ ] Yes (provide example URL) - [ ] No - [X] Not relevant - Log gist: ## Description When reviewing code and clicking on “View File”, sometimes the view will fail and produce a 404 error. At first I thought this was an Nginx proxy issue, but in fact what I’m seeing is that for some of the files listed on the screen fail in View File when they are apparently missing part of their name. Please note that the underlying repository seems to have all the files intact and is fine - the code compiles, etc. Further review [in the forum](https://discourse.gitea.io/t/gitea-view-file-issue/2493) by kpfleming indicated that the issue might be that files were moved under folders with the same name. In fact, that seems to be true. It was a much older project and originally everything in the repository was in the root folder, “attire-allowance”. A new sub-folder under the root folder was created with the same name, “attire-allowance”. File # 1 stayed where it was. File # 2 was moved into the new sub-directory (also named “attire-allowance”). Both files throw a 404 error when "View File" is clicked. The other files that show the full file name are not problematic. ... ## Screenshots  ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5440012/92973967-02c58100-f43a-11ea-872b-e903347c2c6c.png)

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@zeripath commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2020):

Thanks for the report we've already fixed this in #12771 and its backport.

@zeripath commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2020): Thanks for the report we've already fixed this in #12771 and its backport.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 06:42:03 -06:00

@jsreynolds commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2020):

My apologies - I should have looked harder. Thank you.

@jsreynolds commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2020): My apologies - I should have looked harder. Thank you.

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Reference: github-starred/gitea#5988