Git “NO-HEAD” statement

Question

I am using EGit plugin for Eclipse but whenever I add my project to Git, the plugin puts a \"NO-HEAD\" indication next to my project folder in Eclipse directory view. Am I doing

Answer 1

It can simply mean that, until you make your first add and first commit, you have no branch (not even a master one), hence no HEAD referencing any branch.

See more in "Why do I need to explicitly push a new branch?".