| name | ts1261-filename-casing |
| description | Fix TS1261 when TypeScript reports two paths that differ only in casing (import vs include vs git index). Use when compile shows error 1261 or "Already included file name ... differs from file name ... only in casing". |
TS1261 (filename casing)
Problem
Diagnostic 1261 in typescript (Already_included_file_name_0_differs_from_file_name_1_only_in_casing): one path comes from an import, another from include / program — same file on a case-insensitive disk, different casing in the string.
Typical cause: git tracks fooBar.ts but imports ./FooBar; or a case-only rename left the index with old casing.
Fix
Canonical name = what imports use (and consistent Pascal/camel across repo).
Case-insensitive FS (macOS default, Windows): case-only renames need a temporary middle name so git and the filesystem both update.
cd path/to/dir
git mv WrongCaseName.ts _tmp_rename.ts
git mv _tmp_rename.ts RightCaseName.ts
Then npm run compile.
Why not a single git mv?
git mv a.ts A.ts often no-ops or fails when a and A resolve to the same path — the two-step move is the reliable fix.
git rm / index
Goal is an index entry whose path string matches imports. git rm --cached <wrong-cased-path> removes that index entry; you still must put content on disk under the right cased name (again: use intermediate mv on case-insensitive FS). Two-step git mv updates index + working tree in one workflow without a detached delete step.
Verify
npm run compilegit ls-files path/to/dir | grep -i <basename> shows one line, casing matches imports
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