git-annex 4.20130911 on Debian Wheezy. Using `git annex initremote type=gcrypt` as described [here](http://git-annex.branchable.com/tips/fully_encrypted_git_repositories_with_gcrypt/) creates the repository and pushes the `git-annex` branch to it. It doesn't push `master` (or more generally: the currently checked out branch), as I have verified using `git remote show`. Manually pushing the branch makes `git annex sync` sync both branches with the gcrypt remote. I think that it should push the current branch upon creation of the special remote, since for at least me, the whole reason for wanting `git-remote-gcrypt` is that metadata as well as data can be stored encrypted on an SSH server. Thanks for considering this. > The git-annex branch is pushed by initremote because I have to push > *something* to determine the gcrypt-id. However, this is an implementation > detail, and not a feature of initremote. (It's more like a bug of > git-remote-gcrypt.) > > `git annex sync` will always push your currently checked out branch, > as well as the git-annex branch, no matter what `initremote` has done. > > [[done]] --[[Joey]]