diff --git a/src/main/scala/app/RepositoryViewerController.scala b/src/main/scala/app/RepositoryViewerController.scala
index dda0e61..e5ae04a 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/app/RepositoryViewerController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/app/RepositoryViewerController.scala
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
    */
   private def fileList(repository: RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo, revstr: String = "", path: String = ".") = {
     if(repository.commitCount == 0){
-      repo.html.guide(repository)
+      repo.html.guide(repository, hasWritePermission(repository.owner, repository.name, context.loginAccount))
     } else {
       using(Git.open(getRepositoryDir(repository.owner, repository.name))){ git =>
         //val revisions = Seq(if(revstr.isEmpty) repository.repository.defaultBranch else revstr, repository.branchList.head)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/util/JGitUtil.scala b/src/main/scala/util/JGitUtil.scala
index 4d89a3e..cd82de0 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/util/JGitUtil.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/util/JGitUtil.scala
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     using(Git.open(getRepositoryDir(owner, repository))){ git =>
       try {
         // get commit count
-        val commitCount = git.log.all.call.iterator.asScala.map(_ => 1).take(10000).sum
+        val commitCount = git.log.all.call.iterator.asScala.map(_ => 1).take(10001).sum
 
         RepositoryInfo(
           owner, repository, s"${baseUrl}/git/${owner}/${repository}.git",
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html
index db21928..96be278 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/repo/files.scala.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <div class="head">
     <div class="pull-right">
       @defining(repository.commitCount){ commitCount =>
-        <a href="@url(repository)/commits/@encodeRefName(branch)">@if(commitCount > 10000){ @commitCount+ } else { @commitCount } @plural(commitCount, "commit")</a>&nbsp;
+        <a href="@url(repository)/commits/@encodeRefName(branch)">@if(commitCount > 10000){ 10000+ } else { @commitCount } @plural(commitCount, "commit")</a>&nbsp;
       }
     </div>
     <a href="@url(repository)/tree/@encodeRefName(branch)">@repository.name</a> /
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/repo/guide.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/repo/guide.scala.html
index a5c7738..e016b29 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/repo/guide.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/repo/guide.scala.html
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
-@(repository: service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo)(implicit context: app.Context)
+@(repository: service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo,
+  hasWritePermission: Boolean)(implicit context: app.Context)
 @import context._
 @import view.helpers._
 @html.main(s"${repository.owner}/${repository.name}", Some(repository)) {
-@html.header("code", repository)
-<h3 style="margin-top: 30px;">Create a new repository on the command line</h3>
-<pre>
-touch README.md
-git init
-git add README.md
-git commit -m "first commit"
-git remote add origin @repository.httpUrl
-git push -u origin master
-</pre>
+  @html.header("code", repository)
+  @if(!hasWritePermission){
+    <h3>This is an empty repository</h3>
+  } else {
+    <h3 style="margin-top: 30px;">Create a new repository on the command line</h3>
+    <pre>
+    touch README.md
+    git init
+    git add README.md
+    git commit -m "first commit"
+    git remote add origin @repository.httpUrl
+    git push -u origin master
+    </pre>
 
-<h3 style="margin-top: 30px;">Push an existing repository from the command line</h3>
-<pre>
-git remote add origin @repository.httpUrl
-git push -u origin master
-</pre>
-}
+    <h3 style="margin-top: 30px;">Push an existing repository from the command line</h3>
+    <pre>
+    git remote add origin @repository.httpUrl
+    git push -u origin master
+    </pre>
+  }
+}
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