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Re: Warning while cloning remote repository

From
Johan 't Hart <johanthart@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 13, 2009, 19:34 UTC
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Shameem Ahamed schreef:
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> Hi,
> 
> I ran in to a warning message while cloning a remote repository.
> 
> The message is 
> 
> warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout.
> 
> After the cloning i couldn't see any remote files. The .git folder is created successfully.
>

try git checkout -t origin/master

on the clone.. Maybe its a workaround?
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