git gc error: bad ref for init.py

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Does anyone know why this error could be coming on git gc? Seems like related to a branch i had made by mistake.

$ git gc                                                                                                                                                                                            
error: bad ref for __init__.py
fatal: bad object refs/__init__.py
error: failed to run repack$ git gc

torek · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-22 22:31:18Z

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It would appear that you've created a file named .git/refs/__init__.py, i.e., you put a file into git's repository, but it's not in a form git can use. You should move that file out of there (or remove it entirely).

answered Dec 22, 2015 at 22:31

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