From: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:11:20 GMT
Subject: Re: `git checkout --orpan` leaves a dirty worktree
Message-ID: <CALkWK0mdLabT7XyuYsDCROBC5FX+tDgyMnjMRbdkO41PTWd_Ug@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20130208200402.GB8461@google.com>

Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> 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.

> 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. :)

Yes, I do feel stupid now.

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.

Thanks.