On Sun, Nov 05, 2017 at 11:24:00AM +0200, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > currently proofing "pro git" book, and an example of a new repo > doesn't show a .git/branches/ directory, but initializing a new repo > with current version of 2.13.6 *does* show an initially empty > directory by that name. however, AFAICT, branches are still tracked > under .git/refs/heads/, so what's with that branches/ directory? It's a historical way of storing what's now in the "[remote]" section of config files. It's covered briefly in "git help repository-layout" (which is a good starting point for similar questions), and in more detail in the REMOTES section of fetch/pull/push. -Peff
