Reputation:
I just create new git repository:
git init
and I've got response
Initialized empty Git repository in E:/...
Then I try to create new branch:
git checkout test
and got an error:
pathspec 'test' did not match any file(s) known to git.
I have no remote repository, no commits, and no idea what is wrong.
Upvotes: 1
Views: 2098
Reputation: 3818
You need to create the branch first. git checkout -b test
would create the branch and switch to it, or git branch test
to just create it but not switch to the branch.
After doing this you will be able to switch to the branch via git checkout test
as you are doing, but on its own it won't create the new branch.
This page would be informative for you: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Basic-Branching-and-Merging
Upvotes: 3