@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ def remove(self, items, working_tree=False, **kwargs):
 		Returns
 			List(path_string, ...) list of paths that have been removed effectively.
 			This is interesting to know in case you have provided a directory or 
-			globs. Paths are relative to the 
+			globs. Paths are relative to the repository. 
 		"""
 		args = list()
 		if not working_tree:
 
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ def test_traversal(self):
 		# traversal should stop when the beginning is reached
 		self.failUnlessRaises(StopIteration, first.traverse().next)
 
+		# parents of the first commit should be empty ( as the only parent has a null 
+		# sha )
+		assert len(first.parents) == 0
+		
+		
 	@patch_object(Git, '_call_process')
 	def test_rev_list_bisect_all(self, git):
 		"""