Re: DWIM "git checkout frotz" to "git checkout -b frotz origin/frotz"

From: Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at>
Date: Jun 5, 2010, 13:58 UTC
Message-ID: <20100605135811.GA14862@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTilbg2nGr_sVmJLboMgXbas_qsB4V6gYxDxcDgKy@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 03:29:48PM +0200, Sverre Rabbelier wrote:

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> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 13:09, Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at> wrote:
> > I think git checkout -t <remote>/<branch> is short enough for
> > creating a new tracking branch. For something even shorter, we can
> > create an alias. But I'd prefer to keep the already complex
> > checkout command a little simpler.
> 
> You're a little late to the party ;). Did you read the original thread
> discussing this?

Well, I just noticed this by accident, it is not documented anywhere, and you cannot expected me to know everything that is going on on the list. Should I not offer my opinion because of that?

I could not make much sense of the thread that came with the patch. The discussion first seems to conclude that it is a bad idea, only to implement it anyway.

Well, I also think it is a bad idea, and I am not surprised to find users confused by it.