# commit 0? (or: create new empty branch) 5 messages from 2008-03-11 to 2008-03-11. Participants: Luciano Rocha, Johannes Schindelin, Johannes Sixt. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/12636 ## Luciano Rocha, 2008-03-11 12:30 Subject: commit 0? (or: create new empty branch) Message-ID: <20080311123004.GA27577@bit.office.eurotux.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080311123004.GA27577%40bit.office.eurotux.com ``` Hello, I'd like to create a new branch, without any pre-existing data, for purposes similar to git's html/man/..... However, I've been unable to do that using the higher level tools. Even starting from an empty git rep, I can't create a branch: $ git init Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ $ git branch empty fatal: Not a valid object name: 'master'. How were the different git.git branches created? Regards, Luciano Rocha -- Luciano Rocha Eurotux Informática, S.A. ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2008-03-11 12:52 Subject: Re: commit 0? (or: create new empty branch) Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.LSU.1.00.0803111350550.3873%40racer.site In-Reply-To: <20080311123004.GA27577@bit.office.eurotux.com> ``` Hi, On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Luciano Rocha wrote: > I'd like to create a new branch, without any pre-existing data, for > purposes similar to git's html/man/..... If there is nothing to branch from, there is nothing to branch from. You might want to rename your branch (once you have something). But then, I do not even understand why you bother. You can always push to a branch of a different name, and have your principal branch being "master" locally. Hth, Dscho ``` ## Johannes Sixt, 2008-03-11 13:08 Subject: Re: commit 0? (or: create new empty branch) Message-ID: <47D6843A.1030200@viscovery.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/47D6843A.1030200%40viscovery.net In-Reply-To: <20080311123004.GA27577@bit.office.eurotux.com> ``` Luciano Rocha schrieb: > I'd like to create a new branch, without any pre-existing data, for > purposes similar to git's html/man/..... > > However, I've been unable to do that using the higher level tools. > > Even starting from an empty git rep, I can't create a branch: > > $ git init > Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ > $ git branch empty > fatal: Not a valid object name: 'master'. > > How were the different git.git branches created? There are two ways: 1. Plumbing level $ git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/html $ rm .git/index ...commit new content... 2. Porcelain level $ mkdir ../html && cd ../html $ git init ...commit new content... $ cd - # go back $ git fetch ../html master:html -- Hannes ``` ## Luciano Rocha, 2008-03-11 14:45 Subject: Re: commit 0? (or: create new empty branch) Message-ID: <20080311144515.GB12258@bit.office.eurotux.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080311144515.GB12258%40bit.office.eurotux.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 01:52:00PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Luciano Rocha wrote: > > > I'd like to create a new branch, without any pre-existing data, for > > purposes similar to git's html/man/..... > > If there is nothing to branch from, there is nothing to branch from. > > You might want to rename your branch (once you have something). > > But then, I do not even understand why you bother. You can always push to > a branch of a different name, and have your principal branch being > "master" locally. It's not a matter of pushing/pulling. I'm referring to local branches only. What I'd like to have is, using util-linux-ng as an example: branch master: util-linux-ng plus local patches branch vendor: util-linux-ng upstream branch metadata: information on util-linux-ng, how to compile, dependencies, etc. I'd have no problems with the first branches. But when I wanted to create the third, that shares no files with the others, I stumbled with the problem of creating a clean branch. I really didn't want to create a branch them do "git rm .". Johannes's tricks did the thing. Thank you all. Regards, Luciano Rocha -- Luciano Rocha Eurotux Informática, S.A. ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2008-03-11 14:59 Subject: Re: commit 0? (or: create new empty branch) Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.LSU.1.00.0803111557130.3873%40racer.site In-Reply-To: <20080311144515.GB12258@bit.office.eurotux.com> ``` Hi, On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Luciano Rocha wrote: > On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 01:52:00PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > > On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Luciano Rocha wrote: > > > > > I'd like to create a new branch, without any pre-existing data, for > > > purposes similar to git's html/man/..... > > > > If there is nothing to branch from, there is nothing to branch from. > > > > You might want to rename your branch (once you have something). > > > > But then, I do not even understand why you bother. You can always > > push to a branch of a different name, and have your principal branch > > being "master" locally. > > It's not a matter of pushing/pulling. I'm referring to local branches > only. > > I'd have no problems with the first branches. But when I wanted to > create the third, that shares no files with the others, I stumbled with > the problem of creating a clean branch. I really didn't want to create a > branch them do "git rm .". > > Johannes's tricks did the thing. Thank you all. My tricks? I know, you do not have to reply, but you should have taken a bit more care there. BTW the recommended way is really to go outside and push (slight variation on Hannes' 2nd method): # create new repository $ mkdir new-root && cd new-root && git init # initialise master branch $ vi && git add && git commit # push it into the original repository as a new branch $ git push .. master:refs/heads/ Ciao, Dscho ```