fatal: Not a valid object name: 'master'
I have a private server running git 1.7 When I
git init
a folder it doesn't create a master branch. Cause when i do:
git branch
it doesn't list anything. When I do:
git --bare init
it creates the files. When I type
git branch master
it says:
fatal: Not a valid object name: 'master'.
When I
git init
a folder it doesn't create a master branch
This is true, and expected behaviour. Git will not create a master
branch until you commit something.
When I do
git --bare init
it creates the files.
A non-bare git init
will also create the same files, in a hidden .git
directory in the root of your project.
When I type
git branch master
it says "fatal: Not a valid object name: 'master'"
That is again correct behaviour. Until you commit, there is no master branch.
You haven't asked a question, but I'll answer the question I assumed you mean to ask. Add one or more files to your directory, and git add
them to prepare a commit. Then git commit
to create your initial commit and master
branch.
Git creates a master branch once you've done your first commit. There's nothing to have a branch for if there's no code in the repository.