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Asked: May 18, 20222022-05-18T16:58:59+00:00 2022-05-18T16:58:59+00:00In: git

Stabilizing the error with the best answers: fatal: not a valid object name: ‘master’

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I am new to git and searching the “fatal: not a valid object name: ‘master’” to understand it better. It seems it doesn’t work as expected when I used some suggestions before. Here is the command line I use:

git init
git branch
git --bare init
git branch master

The error I’m getting is below:

fatal: Not a valid object name: 'master'.

Please give me the solution to this issue.

not a valid object name: 'master'
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    2022-06-13T02:30:00+00:00Added an answer on June 13, 2022 at 2:30 am

    The cause:

    If we git init a directory, it does not create an master branch

    This is a desirable behavior. Before Git creates a master Branch, you must commit something.

    It will create the files when we git --bare init

    In a hidden .git folder at the root of your project, the same files will be created by a non-bare git init.

    It says, “fatal: Not valid object name: master” when we type git branch master

    This is also a good behavior. There is not master branch until you commit, so the error happens.

    Solution:

    This error will be solved if you prepare a commit. You can add one or more files into your directory, then git commit will create your first commit and master branches.

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  2. Maël Bon
    2022-05-25T20:35:42+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2022 at 8:35 pm

    Once you have made your first commit, Git will create a master branch. If there is no code in the repository, then there is no reason to have a master branch.

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