git clone username problems. warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout

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Im using terminal to clone my squarespace repository. Im using this code and suffering some username and password problems

my-iMac:~ Beast$ git clone https://my-url.dev.squarespace.com/template.git
Cloning into template...
Username: 
Password: 
warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout.

I cant enter any username or passwords. Nothing appears when i type in a UN or PW fields.

warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout. What does this mean exactly. I googled it and still didnt understand fully. :(

I have been following the SS page of http://developers.squarespace.com/using-git/

With not huge knowledge of GIT, I know i have installed it correctly etc.

Any help in getting this warning sign rid of would be fantastic. thanks

You can specify username and password as per the answer here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10054318/how-to-give-username-and-password-when-do-git-clone-gitremote-git — clement, Aug 17 '13 at 15:19
possible duplicate of [warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11893678/warning-remote-head-refers-to-nonexistent-ref-unable-to-checkout) — Paracetamol, Jun 30 '15 at 08:09

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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The problem you experience is due to nonexistent master branch in remote repository. Better explained here:

warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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This helped me – I marked the above question a duplicate. – Paracetamol Jun 30 '15 at 08:09

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