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From: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Subject: Re: how to start with non-master branch?
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:26:45 +0200
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Rustom Mody venit, vidit, dixit 19.07.2009 14:53:
> I want my first commit to be on a non-master branch.
> So after the git init I do
> $ git checkout -b newbranch
> 
> I get
> fatal: You are on a branch yet to be born
> 
> Of course I can get by with making the first commit on master and then
> switching.
> 
> But wondering if I am missing something basic?

You can do

git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/newbranch

and your first commit will be to that branch. (checkout as above tries
to branch off the non-existing branch master.)

Cheers,
Michael