Paolo Ciarrocchi <paolo.ciarrocchi@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > $ git clone -n URL > $ git checkout -b foo origin/bar > > That being said, I see the following command as an improvement over > the actual GIT UI: > > $ git clone git://URI -b bar Note that in your original advice, foo and bar can be different, and it's not clear to me what "-b bar" should do... Personally I frequently use foo == bar (no local master branch), but I think another common pattern is foo != bar, but foo or bar == "master". Maybe a syntax similar to push, like "-b LOCAL_BR:REMOTE_BR", with "-b BR" being shorthand for "-b BR:BR"? -Miles -- Happiness, n. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. -- 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
