Re: What should "git submodule summary" give before an initial commit?

Sverre Rabbelier [off-list ref] writes:

... pretending we do have a HEAD that's pointing at the empty tree when on
an unborn branch might fix 'git reset' ...

I think "git reset HEAD" _should_ fail, but on the other hand, "git reset"
and "git reset paths..." would be Ok before HEAD points at a commit.