I should note a slight correction here: On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 4:28 AM Chris Torek <chris.torek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A new, empty repository cannot have any branches, because a branch > is defined as "the latest commit that is on the branch" (this definition is > unsatisfyingly circular, but that too is what it is). This is just one of multiple definitions of "branch" in Git. A branch is also a *set* of commits, and/or a *name*. The fact that the word "branch" has so many meanings in Git makes it almost meaningless: it's like being at a party where everyone is named Chris. Yet somehow we humans still manage to extract meaning from a sentence like "Hey Chris, Chris said to tell you that Chris can't get Chris's car started, so Chris and Chris won't be here." Chris
