>>> Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> schrieb am 02.07.2021 um 20:15 in
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<xmqqczs0popg.fsf@gitster.g>:
> "Ulrich Windl" <Ulrich.Windl@xxxxxx‑regensburg.de> writes:
>
>> I was wondering whether git fsck should be able to cleanup
>> orphaned branches ("HEAD points to an unborn branch") as described
>> in https://stackoverflow.com/q/68226081/6607497 It seems I can fix
>> it be editing files in the repository, but I feed that's not the
>> way it should be.
>
> HEAD pointing at an unborn branch is not even a corruption, isn't
> it?
>
> $ rm ‑rf trash && git init trash
>
> would point HEAD at an unborn one, ready to be used.
OK, so maybe I was just confused by "fsck". At it seems after committing, fsck
no longer complains.
As "EXTRACTED DIAGNOSTICS" In man git-fsck (Git 2.26.2) does not mention
"unborn" (and as it's not a common IT phrase), one could probably explain what
it means.
Regards,
Ulrich
