On 02/03/2017 10:36 PM, Kevin Layer wrote: > Note that git version 1.8.3.1 is quiet and does not print the > "tracking remote" message. So what you are saying is, that git v1.8.3.1 *is* quiet, but v1.7.1 is not? Sounds like a fixed bug to me. I also checked with the latest version and it did not print anything when used with -q. You seem to urgently need quiet branch creation. Have you thought about dumping unwanted output in the shell? E.g. in bash $ git whatever >&/dev/null