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Re: "git gc" removes ".git/refs/heads/master".

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Johannes Gilger <heipei@hackvalue.de>
Date
Jan 29, 2009, 19:51 UTC
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On 2009-01-29, Bernd Lommerzheim <bernd@lommerzheim.com> wrote:
> maybe I found a bug in git. When I execute "git gc" in my local repository,
> git removes the file ".git/refs/heads/master". Is this an intended behavior
> (but why?) or is that a bug?

Good question, and I just found that one out myself. The ref has been "packed" (git help pack-refs) and can be found in .git/packed-refs. Hope that answers your question.

Greetings, Jojo

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  1. Bernd LommerzheimJan 29, 2009
  2. Johannes SchindelinJan 29, 2009
  3. Johannes GilgerJan 29, 2009
  4. Peter BaumannJan 29, 2009
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2009

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