Quoting Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> > When 'frotz' is not a valid object name nor a tracked filename, > we used to complain and failed this command. When there is only > one remote that has 'frotz' as one of its tracking branches, we can > DWIM it as a request to create a local branch 'frotz' forking from > the matching remote tracking branch. In the subject you used 'git checkout -b frotz origin/frotz'. Did you forget to say '-t'? -- Nanako Shiraishi http://ivory.ap.teacup.com/nanako3/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html