From: Josef Weidendorfer Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:30:53 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] Convenient support of remote branches in git-checkout Message-ID: <200611070030.53935.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <200611070026.16425.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de> Oops. Corrections in example: On Tuesday 07 November 2006 00:26, Josef Weidendorfer wrote: > Example to hack on git's next branch: > > git-clone --use-separate-remote http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git > cd git > git-checkout origin/next > > git pull (to merge patches from remote 'next') > > The checkout creates local branch 'master' to checkout read-only remote branch ^ next > 'remotes/origin/master'. Additionally, it sets up 'remotes/origin/master' from ^next ^next > remote repository 'origin' as default merge source for the new development branch.