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git clone --bare doesn't create refs/heads/*?

Subject: git clone --bare doesn't create refs/heads/*?

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5 messages between Jan 29, 2009 and Jan 29, 2009.

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Tay Ray Chuan· Jan 29, 2009, 14:06 UTC · lore

Hi,

just like to clarify a doubt of mine.

afaik, a bare repository is just a copy of the .git folder of the cloned repository. why isn't any of its branches copied too?

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Ray Chuan

Miklos Vajna· Jan 29, 2009, 14:26 UTC · re: Tay Ray Chuan · lore

Re: git clone --bare doesn't create refs/heads/*?

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:06:39PM +0800, Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com> wrote:

> afaik, a bare repository is just a copy of the .git folder of the
> cloned repository. why isn't any of its branches copied too?

Maybe you're searching for git clone --mirror and not git clone --bare?

Tay Ray Chuan· Jan 29, 2009, 14:36 UTC · re: Miklos Vajna · lore

Re: git clone --bare doesn't create refs/heads/*?

Hmm, no, --mirror adds extra remote tracking information.

Quoting the git-clone man page:

"...the branch heads at the remote are copied directly..."

which is to say, git clone --bare isn't doing what it's supposed to do.

that said, i'm not too sure about this, hence this thread.

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> wrote:

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> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:06:39PM +0800, Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com> wrote:
>> afaik, a bare repository is just a copy of the .git folder of the
>> cloned repository. why isn't any of its branches copied too?
>
> Maybe you're searching for git clone --mirror and not git clone --bare?
>

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Ray Chuan

Miklos Vajna· Jan 29, 2009, 14:40 UTC · re: Tay Ray Chuan · lore

Re: git clone --bare doesn't create refs/heads/*?

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On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:36:26PM +0800, Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hmm, no, --mirror adds extra remote tracking information.
> 
> Quoting the git-clone man page:
> 
> "...the branch heads at the remote are copied directly..."
> 
> which is to say, git clone --bare isn't doing what it's supposed to do.
> 
> that said, i'm not too sure about this, hence this thread.

Ah, packed refs. :)

See man git-pack-refs, git clone uses it to pack refs after a clone. They are still in the 'packed-refs' file.

Tay Ray Chuan· Jan 29, 2009, 14:48 UTC · re: Miklos Vajna · lore

Re: git clone --bare doesn't create refs/heads/*?

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:40 PM, Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> wrote:

> [ Please don't top-post. ]

Oops.

> Ah, packed refs. :)
>
> See man git-pack-refs, git clone uses it to pack refs after a clone.
> They are still in the 'packed-refs' file.

Thanks, that does clears things up.

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Cheers,
Ray Chuan