{

            // Even though `external_template(false)` is called above,

            // libgit2 places stub files in the repository:

            // https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/blob/ca225744b992bf2bf24e9a2eb357ddef78179667/src/libgit2/repo_template.h#L52-L54

            // This is helpful for a "normal" repository, directly interacted

            // with by a human, but not necessary for our use case.

            // Attempt to remove these files, but ignore any errors.

            // An alternative solution would be to define our own template,

            // but distributing that template is way more complex than

            // deleting a handful of files.

            let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(path.as_ref().join("hooks"));

            let _ = fs::remove_file(path.as_ref().join("description"));

            let _ = fs::remove_file(path.as_ref().join("info").join("exclude"));

        }