From: Tim Visher Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:47:20 GMT Subject: Re: Make a non-bare repo bare. Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <2e24e5b90907160439i29171e9fka3baf6bf871a6011@mail.gmail.com> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Tim Visher writes: > >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I recently had occasion to make a previously non-bare repo bare. Is >> there any way to do this? It will not allow me to delete a branch >> that I'm on so I wasn't sure how to proceed. > > Funny. > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/123303 > > It is posed as a question but describes the correct (and officially > supported) procedure. Thanks. That's what I was looking for. I wish I didn't have to actually clone the repo anew but if that's how it is, oh well. :) That wiki response seems to contradict what Junio said On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 7:39 AM, Sitaram Chamarty wrote: > The linked procedure uses git clone --bare. It is my belief (and > please correct me if I'm wrong) that only a git clone --mirror > actually does what you want here -- a mere "bare" clone would lose > your remotes and their tracking branches would it not? > > If I'm wrong please correct me... The linked wiki article seems to contradict what Junio said. I guess I'd go with Junio being somewhat authoritative on normative prodecudures in the git world. /me shrugs. -- In Christ, Timmy V. http://burningones.com/ http://five.sentenc.es/ - Spend less time on e-mail