Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@xxxxxx> writes: [...] > "git checkout <branch>", on the other hand, will create a branch > based on a remote branch, even though you neither asked for a new > branch, nor did you specify any remote at all. Provided such a branch doesn't already exist and that only one remote matches. I agree it's magic (and understand why people might not like it) but personally I find it convenient. Possibly (because it hides the distinction between local and remote branches a little) it would be better opt-in than the default, but I think a reasonable case could be made in both directions. [...] -- 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