Re: `git checkout --orpan` leaves a dirty worktree

Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:

One designed for the "going open source" use case, where you have existing code that you want to put into a new branch without history. When there is no existing code, it seems simpler to do

	cd ..
	git init code-that-has-nothing-to-do-previous-cwd
	cd code-that-*
	... hack hack hack ...
	git commit
	git remote add origin <url>
	git push -u origin master

BTW, I suspect a clearer way to say what you meant is "Sounds like a misfeature" which is gentler and more focused than an implied "What kind of idiot designed this?" Even if you are thinking the latter. :)

Hope that helps, Jonathan