Peter Baumann <waste.manager@xxxxxx> writes: > ..., but in the same sentence you have to say > "Oh, did I mention that it doesn't work until you have made a first commit?" Well, you do not even have to mention that if you are explaining things correctly. If something does its thing relative to the latest commit, then it obviously would not work until you have that "latest commit". There is _no_ initial "empty" commit in git. I think getting people used to that concept early on would actually avoid such confusion. In that sense,... > The plumbing commands are a diffrent story. ... I do not think the plumbing should be a different story. Otherwise you would confuse people when they start learning the plumbing. - 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