warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout

Question

This seems like a popular error for different causes.

I\'ve got a simple bare git repo called \"kiflea.git\", I clone it like this:

git clone git://k         


        

Answer 1

I had same issue when creating a bare repo.

I solved it just cloning the repo, creating a local master branch and then pushing master to the remote repo.

1) clone the repo

$ git.exe clone --progress -v "the remote path" "my local path"

2) create a master branch locally.

   $ git checkout -b master

3) commit something in the local branch

$ git add readme.md 
$ git commit –m “Added readme”

4) Push local master on the remote

   $ git push origin master