Petr Baudis <pasky@xxxxxxx> writes: > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 07:57:17PM -0400, Aghiles wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: >> > git checkout -b test origin/test > ... > So, do I understand it right that there is still no canonical syntax to > check out local branch tracking a remote one of the same name, without > spelling out the branch name twice? Only if you don't count Dscho's DWIM. $ git checkout tr/word-diff Branch tr/word-diff set up to track remote branch tr/word-diff from origin. Switched to a new branch 'tr/word-diff' -- 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