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git init doesn't create master branch

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ÁTÁkos, Tajti <akos.tajti@intland.com>
Date
May 29, 2013, 12:47 UTC
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Dear List,

the manual of git init says: "An initial HEAD file that references the HEAD of the master branch is also created."

However, after creating the repository using git init there's no master branch. How can make sure that master is created?

Thanks in advance, Ákos Tajti

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