Re: `git checkout --orpan` leaves a dirty worktree

Ramkumar Ramachandra [off-list ref] writes:

BTW, Is there a better way to clean out the worktree than `git rm -rf
.`, since that fails for submodules?  The impulsive `reset --hard`
obviously fails because there is no HEAD.

I _think_ the "git rm" is one of the things on Jens's roadmap.  Also
I think "reset --hard" these days does know what to do when you do
not have any history yet.