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Subject: Re: Make a non-bare repo bare.
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On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Junio C Hamano<gitster@pobox.com> wrot=
e:
> Tim Visher <tim.visher@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> I recently had occasion to make a previously non-bare repo bare. =A0=
Is
>> there any way to do this? =A0It will not allow me to delete a branch
>> that I'm on so I wasn't sure how to proceed.
>
> Funny.
>
> =A0 =A0http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/123303
>
> It is posed as a question but describes the correct (and officially
> supported) procedure.

The linked procedure uses git clone --bare.  It is my belief (and
please correct me if I'm wrong) that only a git clone --mirror
actually does what you want here -- a mere "bare" clone would lose
your remotes and their tracking branches would it not?

If I'm wrong please correct me...