From: Hadmut Danisch Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:35:23 GMT Subject: Why can't git open empty branches ? Message-ID: <4F855E6B.4010504@danisch.de> Hi, 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. Which is poor design. Why doesn't git's branch command support opening empty branches in a clean an natural way? regards Hadmut