title: git init fails with .git/refs: No such file or directory
body: <p>I tried making a dotfiles repository, but something went wrong so I removed it and tried to start over. Now I can't seem to <code>git init</code> anything. I even tried removing my config files:</p>
  
  <pre><code>cd ~
  rm -r .git
  rm .gitconfig
  mkdir test_git
  cd test_git
  git init
  /home/myUserName/test_git/.git: No such file or directory
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Am I missing something, or is there something wrong with my system?</p>
  
  <pre><code>git --version
  git version 1.7.1
  </code></pre>