How to create master branch in remote repositories?

W William

I encounter an issue when I create a bare repository. Here is my step:

1. Create a folder named `Test` in a `C:\` as a remote repository
2. Create repository in sourcetree and select `C:\Test`
3. Input command `git init --bare` in terminal
4. Clone `C:\Test` to my local folder `D:\Test`

However, I can't see master branch in both `C:\Test` and `D:\Test`. How can I create a master branch? Thanks

PS: my `C:\Test` has hooks, info, objects, refs, config, description, HEAD. Do I need to check in them and make them as master branch?

Sandesh Shetty_fb9ccd

A bare repository is pretty much something you only push to and fetch from. You cannot do much directly "init": you cannot check stuff out, create references (branches, tags), run git status, etc.

If you want to create a new branch in a bare Git repository, you can push a branch from a clone to your bare repo:

cd cloned-repo

touch README.md

git add .

git commit -m "added readme"

git push origin master