Re: Running 'git pull' from an unnamed branch

From: Markus Heidelberg <markus.heidelberg@web.de>
Date: Apr 5, 2009, 21:42 UTC
Message-ID: <200904052342.44856.markus.heidelberg@web.de>
In-Reply-To: <3f4fd2640904051433u199587c3wc9bf080d138944e7@mail.gmail.com>

Reece Dunn, 05.04.2009:

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> Hi,
> 
> Here is something I have just recently tripped up on.
> 
> $ git pull
> 
> [..]
> 
> $ git branch
> * (no branch)
>   master
> 
> Running `git checkout master && git pull` fixed the above issue. The
> patch below improves the error message for users that are in this
> state.
> 
> Also, is "branch..remote" valid? Should this be "branch.remote"?

The current branch has no name, so there is nothing between the two dots. For clarification: branch.(no branch).remote

> +	echo "You may not be on a branch. In this case, you need to move"
> +	echo "onto the branch you want to pull to (usually master):"
> +	echo "    git checkout <branch>"
> +	echo

Not being on a branch is not the general case when you receive this message. Maybe determining if you are not on a branch and adjusting the message acordingly is an option.

Markus