From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:54:33 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/8] clone: teach --detach option
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.