# schwab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx / 2016-10-23 14:29:55 +0200: > On Okt 23 2016, Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > what is the reason clone --bare prohibits --origin? > > > > % git clone --bare -o fubar anything anywhere > > fatal: --bare and --origin fubar options are incompatible. > > Since a bare clone maps remote branches directly to local branches, > without any remote-tracking branches, --origin doesn't make sense. is it going to break something though? i can still go and rename the remote in the bare repo's config file afterwards. -- roman