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RE: More help with "pull" please

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JDJohn Dlugosz <jdlugosz@tradestation.com>
Date
Apr 1, 2009, 23:26 UTC
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> I think Pull: lines are not used anymore in newer repositories.
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> I'd say forget about Pull: because you won't see any of that in newer
> repositories. Instead, just use --track when checking out a branch you
> intend to follow. And, more as an implementation detail than anything
> else, remember that the tracking is done through the above mentioned
> config options (which you can set/change using git-config or directly
> by editing the .git/config file).

OK, the documentation is clear if I ignore that. I expect it to be "well behaved" if I'm on a tracking branch and give it no arguments, or if the single refspec argument is the correct remote for the branch I'm on. Otherwise (not a tracking branch) the docs just say "It's complicated, backward compatibility" and presumably involves those non-existent Pull: lines and the state of the remote's HEAD.

> Maybe it's because I'm using a fairly recent version
> (1.6.2.1.307.g91408).

I'm running git version (1.6.2.msysgit.0.186.gf7512), and I assume my coworker's was a bit older.

--John
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