The current message is too long and at too low a level for anybody to
understand it if they don't know about the configuration format
already.
Reformat it to show the commands a user would be expected to use,
instead of the contents of the configuration file.
---
As annoying as it is when people simply paste the output of 'git pull'
and ask "what does it mean" without even reading it, I have to admit
that as a new user, I'd also be scared off by this message. Using
git-remote and git-branch should make it less scary and more relatable
for the user. I'm not aware of a way to set branch.$branch.rebase with
porcelain, so I put in a config command there. Better
solutions/wordings welcome; I'd really like to get rid of the old
message.
git-parse-remote.sh | 23 ++++++++---------------
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-parse-remote.sh b/git-parse-remote.sh
index b24119d..96e76a9 100644
--- a/git-parse-remote.sh
+++ b/git-parse-remote.sh
@@ -65,26 +65,19 @@ Please specify which branch you want to $op_type $op_prep on the command
line and try again (e.g. '$example').
See git-${cmd}(1) for details."
else
- echo "You asked me to $cmd without telling me which branch you
-want to $op_type $op_prep, and 'branch.${branch_name#refs/heads/}.merge' in
-your configuration file does not tell me, either. Please
-specify which branch you want to use on the command line and
+ echo "You asked me to $cmd without telling me which branch you want to
+$op_type $op_prep, and there is no tracking information for the current branch.
+Please specify which branch you want to use on the command line and
try again (e.g. '$example').
See git-${cmd}(1) for details.
If you often $op_type $op_prep the same branch, you may want to
-use something like the following in your configuration file:
- [branch \"${branch_name#refs/heads/}\"]
- remote = <nickname>
- merge = <remote-ref>"
- test rebase = "$op_type" &&
- echo " rebase = true"
- echo "
- [remote \"<nickname>\"]
- url = <url>
- fetch = <refspec>
+run something like:
-See git-config(1) for details."
+ git remote add <remote> <url>
+ git branch --set-upstream ${branch_name#refs/heads/} <remote>/<remote-branch>"
+ test rebase = "$op_type" &&
+ echo " git config branch.${branch_name#refs/heads/}.rebase true"
fi
exit 1
}
--
1.7.8.352.g876a6f
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