Re: Is "show-ref -h" a good test for an empty repository?

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On Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 08:45:34PM -0400, Eric Gerlach wrote:

> I'm trying to test to see if "git diff --cached" will fail because there  
> are no existing commits.  I've come up with running "git show-ref -h -q"  
> and testing its return value.  My hypothesis is: If and only if  
> git-show-ref succeeds then git-diff will succeed.
>
> Are my logic and assumptions sound?  I'm a bit out of my git comfort zone 
> here, so I'd like to get some validation from some people who know  
> better.

Maybe "git rev-parse --verify HEAD"?

-Peff
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