Bill Lear <rael@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > % cd /repos/git/project > % GIT_DIR=. git branch > topic > > And then, tried it all again: > > % cd .. > % rm -rf project > % mkdir project > % cd project > % git --bare clone --shared > % GIT_DIR=. git fetch git://source/public/project You did not ask for a tracking branch to be created. So the result of your fetch is in FETCH_HEAD only. Try instead: GIT_DIR=. git fetch git://source/public/project topic:refs/heads/master -- Shawn. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html