git fast-import / working tree status question

[Mike Fleetwood <mike.fleetwood@googlemail.com>]

Hi,

I am a newbie using git and I am testing conversion of a personal
project into git using fast-import.  When fast-import completes
all the files are in the repository but the working tree is empty
and status reports all files are delete but uncommitted.  I have
to use reset --hard HEAD to unwind the pending removal of all of
the files.  Example below.


Is this normal or have I missed something?

Thanks in advance,
Mike


[mike@rockover tmp]$ mkdir test.git
[mike@rockover tmp]$ cd test.git
[mike@rockover test.git]$ git init
Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/test.git/.git/
[mike@rockover test.git]$ git fast-import << EOF
> # Test git fast-import file
> progress Commit 1/1
> commit refs/heads/master
> mark :1
> committer Fred Bloggs <fred.bloggs@example.com> 1266610576 +0000
> data 16
> Initial checkin
>
> M 644 inline test
> data 10
> Test file
> EOF
progress Commit 1/1
...
[mike@rockover test.git]$ git status
# On branch master
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
#	deleted:    test
#
[mike@rockover test.git]$ ls
[mike@rockover test.git]$ git log | cat
commit 769c8359d963fd13324d522e5e10a0269dd97395
Author: Fred Bloggs <fred.bloggs@example.com>
Date:   Fri Feb 19 20:16:16 2010 +0000

    Initial checkin
[mike@rockover test.git]$ git reset --hard HEAD
HEAD is now at 769c835 Initial checkin
[mike@rockover test.git]$ git status
# On branch master
nothing to commit (working directory clean)
[mike@rockover test.git]$ ls
test
[mike@rockover test.git]$ cat test
Test file