Re: Is "show-ref -h" a good test for an empty repository?

On Sun, Sep 07, 2008 at 10:31:52AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

All depends on how "an empty repository" is defined.  My definition of an
empty repository would have been:

 - No objects in it;
 - No index;
 - No refs except symrefs.

Agreed. In the original message, he used the phrase "no existing
commits" which I latched onto (to mean "no existing commits on this
branch"). But the subject does say "empty repository". :)

Eric, maybe you can tell us more about what you're trying to accomplish?

-Peff