def create_local_git_repo(files=None,
                          branch=None,
                          submodules=None,
                          folder=None,
                          commits=1,
                          tags=None,
                          origin_url=None):
    tmp = folder or temp_folder()
    tmp = get_cased_path(tmp)
    if files:
        save_files(tmp, files)
    git = Git(tmp)
    git.run("init .")
    git.run('config user.email "*****@*****.**"')
    git.run('config user.name "Your Name"')

    if branch:
        git.run("checkout -b %s" % branch)

    git.run("add .")
    for i in range(0, commits):
        git.run('commit --allow-empty -m "commiting"')

    tags = tags or []
    for tag in tags:
        git.run("tag %s" % tag)

    if submodules:
        for submodule in submodules:
            git.run('submodule add "%s"' % submodule)
        git.run('commit -m "add submodules"')

    if origin_url:
        git.run('remote add origin {}'.format(origin_url))

    return tmp.replace("\\", "/"), git.get_revision()