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Subject: RE: Bug when cloning a repository with a default branch called HEAD
Date:   Mon, 31 May 2021 16:45:46 -0400
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: <Bjoern@kautler.net>
On May 31, 2021 4:38 PM, Björn Kautler wrote:
>Subject: Re: Bug when cloning a repository with a default branch called HEAD
>It happens the same no matter whether on Windows or Linux.
>I now also have a reproduction recipe on how to get into that state.
>- Create the `whelk` repository with standard settings, nothing for default branch or anything is necessary
>- Execute this: git clone https://github.com/seveas/whelk.git
>whelk-src && git -C whelk-src remote add gitlab git@gitlab.com:<your
>namespace>/whelk.git && git -C whelk-src push gitlab
>refs/remotes/origin/*:refs/heads/* && git clone git@gitlab.com:git-spindle-test-vampire-1/whelk.git && git -C whelk fetch

According to GitHub, the default branch for this repo is "main" not "HEAD". AFAIK, HEAD is a reserved ref in git and I don't think this would or should work.

Just saying.
Randall