Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> writes: > i recently switched to 1.5.6.1.89.gd5446 and i'm getting this: > > Switched to branch "master" > Your branch is ahead of the tracked remote branch 'origin/master' by 50 commits. > > it's a very useful detail! It's especially useful when two branches > diverge in a non-trivial way. I agree, it's a really nice little feature. Indeed, I occasionally do "git checkout master" just to get the message (to see where I am). It feels logical for "git status" to offer the same information (when the information is appropriate). [...] -- 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