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

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 8, 2013, 20:17 UTC
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Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com> writes:
> BTW, Is there a better way to clean out the worktree than `git rm -rf
> .`, since that fails for submodules?  The impulsive `reset --hard`
> obviously fails because there is no HEAD.

I _think_ the "git rm" is one of the things on Jens's roadmap. Also I think "reset --hard" these days does know what to do when you do not have any history yet.

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  1. Ramkumar RamachandraFeb 8, 2013
  2. Jonathan NiederFeb 8, 2013
  3. Ramkumar RamachandraFeb 8, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 8, 2013
  5. Jens LehmannFeb 10, 2013
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 8, 2013
  7. Martin von ZweigbergkFeb 8, 2013
  8. Ramkumar RamachandraFeb 8, 2013

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