On 2008.10.27 17:28:40 +0100, Björn Steinbrink wrote: > On 2008.10.23 10:07:07 +0200, Michael J Gruber wrote: > > That leaves open: > > > > - What does "remote branch" mean, if it means anything at all? It could > > be used for a branch in a remote repository, i.e. the other side of > > fetch/push refspec (remote branch:tracking branch). > > I prefer to say "the branch on the remote" there, but that's just to > avoid confusion with "remote tracking branch". So I just happened to use "git remote show origin" and that uses "remote branch" as you described it: * remote origin URL: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git Remote branch merged with 'git pull' while on branch master master Tracked remote branches html maint ... JFYI Björn -- 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