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From: Tim Uckun <timuckun@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: can anybody explain the following to a git noob?
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 00:52:29 +1200
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>
> Note that a second git init does not delete the previous database. So if
> you want to start from scratch you need to delete the main .git folder.

Yes of course.


> As already mentioned a script recreating your setup from public sources
> would really be a big help to find out were git does not do what you are
> expecting.
>

OK. I'll give that a shot.

I would still like to know what went wrong with my own sources though.
 After all I am going to be using it with my own sources.