Re: [PATCH v3 1/8] clone: teach --detach option

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 28, 2022, 21:54 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq7d0jhaw6.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqmt9fhbjt.fsf@gitster.g>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> Wouldn't it the same thing to do "git clone -n && git checkout
> --detach"?

Not exactly. It still creates the initial branch and points HEAD at it. It is so close, which is a bit disappointing, though.

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