Re: Why can't git open empty branches ?

From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 11, 2012, 10:59 UTC
Message-ID: <20120411105906.GA19823@burratino>
In-Reply-To: <4F855E6B.4010504@danisch.de>

Hadmut Danisch wrote:

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> when creating a new branch in git, it is by default filled with the
> contents of the current branch.
>
> Sometimes a new but empty branch is needed. There are plenty of
> instructions in the web to achieve this with „dirty tricks”, i.e. fiddle
> around with git's internals.

	git init ../unrelated-topic
	cd ../unrelated-topic
	hack away...
	git commit
	cd -
	git fetch ../unrelated-topic master:<new branch>

Or:

	git checkout --orphan <new branch>
	git rm -fr .
	hack away...

Please feel free to contact the authors of the instructions you found on the web to fix them.

Thanks and hope that helps, Jonathan