Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: > What does the user most likely want with this command? > > $ git checkout --track origin/next > > Exactly. A branch called 'next', that tracks origin's branch 'next'. I like this. An explicit --track request from the command line (as opposed to happening to have "branch.autosetupmerge" configuration) is a very good cue that what the user wants to do is not to take a peek on a detached HEAD but a more permanent playpen created. -- 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
