libgit2 / libgit2/libgit2sharp
Add support to set the initial branch when performing "git init"
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Description
git init currently exposes an option to set the branch name.
Although the property for this is exposed via a property InitialHead on the options builder that gets passed down to the native code, there is currently no way for a user to provide a value.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in LibGit2Sharp/Core/GitRepositoryInitOptions.cs, where InitialHead is exposed, and trace how the options reach the native git init call. Make the branch value user-configurable and verify that the requested initial branch is passed through to git init.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, git
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100