Re: connecting the local main branch to the remote origin/main without pushing

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Dec 28, 2024, 19:08 UTC
Message-ID: <20241228190827.GB815586@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <87h66nk9uy.fsf@igel.home>

On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 06:15:01PM +0100, Andreas Schwab wrote:

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> On Dez 28 2024, crstml@libero.it wrote:
> 
> > My question is:
> >      Is it possible when applying the method 2 to have (without pushing)
> >      the local main branch connected to the remote origin/main branch as
> >      in the case of method 1 which by cloning connects these branches.
> 
> You can establish the effect by setting two config entries:
> 
> $ git config branch.main.remote origin
> $ git config branch.main.merge refs/heads/main

Also:

  git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/main main

(sets the same config variables, but maybe a little more ergonomic).

-Peff