On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 04:14:06PM +1200, Martin Langhoff wrote: > My git tracking repo is still using the .git/remotes/origin > infrastructure, and now it turns out I can't seem to do a git-pull and > then a git-format-patch of my local 'master' for patches to go on top > of junio's master. I am using 1.5.1.106.ga32037 What doesn't work? IIRC, you might have some problems with doing a 'pull' with no parameters, since you don't have the right magic in .git/config. Have you tried an explicit "git-pull origin master"? > Alas - I think support for it seems to be going the away... what I am > missing is a clear way to say git-clone <repo>#branch that has the > same properties that `cg-clone <repo>#branch` has. Namely, once you > are done, there are clear names for your "local tip" and "remote tip", > and push and pull do the right thing without extra params. I don't think there is a way to clone _just_ that branch, but if you're OK with fetching all of the branches, then you should be able to do just: git-clone <repo> git-branch --track branch origin/branch git-checkout branch Yours is 'branch' and remote is 'origin/branch'. If that branch is master, then I believe git-clone should set you up already (and you can even still refer to 'origin', which is a synonym for origin/HEAD). Or am I not understanding your problem? -Peff - 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