Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > BTW, is there some explanation why branch.*.merge specifies a _remote_ > head? The following would make much more sense to me: > > [branch "master"] > remote = origin > merge = refs/remotes/origin/master Only *if* you store it in that tracking branch. The name the other party gives _do_ matter to you anyway, because you have to _know_ it to fetch. What it does NOT matter is if you use a tracking branch, or if you do, which local tracking branch you use to track it. - 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