Re: commit 0? (or: create new empty branch)

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Mar 11, 2008, 14:59 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.1.00.0803111557130.3873@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <20080311144515.GB12258@bit.office.eurotux.com>

Hi,

On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Luciano Rocha wrote:

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> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 01:52:00PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Luciano Rocha wrote:
> > 
> > > I'd like to create a new branch, without any pre-existing data, for 
> > > purposes similar to git's html/man/.....
> > 
> > If there is nothing to branch from, there is nothing to branch from.
> > 
> > You might want to rename your branch (once you have something).
> > 
> > But then, I do not even understand why you bother.  You can always 
> > push to a branch of a different name, and have your principal branch 
> > being "master" locally.
> 
> It's not a matter of pushing/pulling. I'm referring to local branches 
> only.
> 
> I'd have no problems with the first branches. But when I wanted to 
> create the third, that shares no files with the others, I stumbled with 
> the problem of creating a clean branch. I really didn't want to create a 
> branch them do "git rm .".
> 
> Johannes's tricks did the thing. Thank you all.

My tricks?

I know, you do not have to reply, but you should have taken a bit more care there.

BTW the recommended way is really to go outside and push (slight variation on Hannes' 2nd method):

# create new repository $ mkdir new-root && cd new-root && git init

# initialise master branch $ vi <file> && git add <file> && git commit <file>

# push it into the original repository as a new branch $ git push .. master:refs/heads/<new-branch>

Ciao, Dscho