dasJ · March 10, 2017 13:27
diff --git a/git-emptybranch.sh b/git-emptybranch.sh
 #!/bin/bash

 # Create a git branch with a single commit that contains nothing.

 if [ "${#}" != 1 ]; then
 	echo "Usage: ${0} [branch name]"
 	exit 1
 fi

 tree="$(: | git mktree)"
 commit="$(git commit-tree "${tree}" -m "Initial commit")"
 git branch "${1}" "${commit}"
	#!/bin/bash

	# Create a git branch with a single commit that contains nothing.

	if [ "${#}" != 1 ]; then
	echo "Usage: ${0} [branch name]"
	exit 1
	fi

	tree="$(: \| git mktree)"
	commit="$(git commit-tree "${tree}" -m "Initial commit")"
	git branch "${1}" "${commit}"