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Re: Parent-less branches

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 3, 2008, 14:05 UTC
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Hi,
On Fri, 2 May 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Pedro Melo <melo@simplicidade.org> writes:
> 
> > inside an existing repository I want to create a new branch without a 
> > parent commit. Is there a set of commands to do this?
> 
> Typically these commits come about because you created a completely 
> separate history elsewhere in a separate repository and fetched and/or 
> pulled from there.

It is funny. I really like that approach, but too many people seem to be married to the concept that you have to stay in the same working directory, and rather play dirty tricks with the plumbing.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Pedro MeloMay 2, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2008
  3. Wincent ColaiutaMay 2, 2008
  4. Pedro MeloMay 2, 2008
  5. Pedro MeloMay 2, 2008
  6. Randal L. SchwartzMay 2, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinMay 3, 2008

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