Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > is easier to understand, while I think > > git branch <branch> [<start>] > git branch --set-upstream-to=<upstream> [<branch>] Isn't one problem with this that even if a "--set-upstream-to" option exists, inevitably some [and I'm guessing, many] people will not be aware of it (after all, nobody reads documentation more than they have to), and will attempt to use "--set-upstream" with an argument (that's the natural thing to do, after all) -- which may succeed with weird results ...? -miles -- One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do, and always a clever thing to say. -- Will Durant -- 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