From: Chris Rorvick <chris@rorvick.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 06:45:02 GMT
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Documentation/git-checkout.txt: document 70c9ac2 behavior
Message-ID: <1355726702-27974-3-git-send-email-chris@rorvick.com>
In-Reply-To: <1355726702-27974-1-git-send-email-chris@rorvick.com>

Document the behavior implemented in 70c9ac2 (DWIM "git checkout
frotz" to "git checkout -b frotz origin/frotz").

Signed-off-by: Chris Rorvick <chris@rorvick.com>
---
 Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index a47555c..db89cf7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ branch.
 
 	Update the index, working tree, and HEAD to reflect the
 	specified branch.
++
+If <branch> is not found but there does exist a tracking branch in
+exactly one remote (call it <remote>) with a matching name, treat as
+equivalent to
++
+------------
+$ git checkout -b <branch> --track <remote>/<branch>
+------------
 
 'git checkout' -b|-B <new_branch> [<start point>]::
 
-- 
1.8.1.rc1.203.g1ddc124