On December 29, 2024 5:02 AM, crstml@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >Andreas Schwab wrote: >> On Dez 28 2024, crstml@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >>> My question is: >>> Is it possible when applying the method 2 to have (without pushing) >>> the local main branch connected to the remote origin/main branch as >>> in the case of method 1 which by cloning connects these branches. >> >> You can establish the effect by setting two config entries: >> >> $ git config branch.main.remote origin $ git config branch.main.merge >> refs/heads/main >> > >Indeed. > >By making a diff between a folder containing a cloned empty repository (method 1) >and an empty folder in which "git init" and "git remote" were run (method 2) the >only difference is in the .git/config file. In the cloned version the file contains the >following section: > >[branch "main"] > remote = origin > merge = refs/heads/main > >These commands add exactly this section to the file. > >"git branch -u" does exactly the same thing when connecting a local branch to an >existing remote branch. It adds this section. "git push ---set-upstream" >also does the same thing. > >It would be nice if "git branch -u" would work for an empty remote repository and >allow us to set the upstream branch. It might be a useful contribution to make git branch --force -u understand this.
