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`git checkout --orpan` leaves a dirty worktree

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Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 8, 2013, 19:50 UTC
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Hi,

Why should I have to `git rm -rf .` after a `git checkout --orphan`? What sort of misfeature/ incomplete feature is this?

Ram
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  1. Ramkumar RamachandraFeb 8, 2013
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