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[PATCH] Document branch.autosetupmerge.

From
Paolo Bonzini <paolo.bonzini@lu.unisi.ch>
Date
May 23, 2007, 05:07 UTC
Message-ID
<4653CC2A.5070202@lu.unisi.ch>
In-Reply-To
<7vwsz05qcq.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

This patch documents the branch.autosetupmerge config option, adding in commit 0746d19a.

Signed-Off-By: Paolo Bonzini  <bonzini@gnu.org>
---
  config.txt |    7 +++++++
  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
	> I notice that Paolo did not update Documentation/config.txt
	> when he add this feature with 0746d19a; care to send in a patch
	> to correct this?
	
	Sure.
	Paolo.
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 179cb17..de3c276 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -280,4 +280,11 @@ apply.whitespace::
  	Tells `git-apply` how to handle whitespaces, in the same way
  	as the '--whitespace' option. See gitlink:git-apply[1].

+branch.autosetupmerge::
+	Tells `git-branch' and `git-checkout' to setup new branches
+	so that gitlink:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that
+	remote branch.  Note that even if this option is not set,
+	this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
+	and `--no-track` options.  This option defaults to false.
+
  branch.<name>.remote::
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Josef Weidendorfer
Message 11 of 12 in “Git branching & pulling”
  1. Wink SavilleMay 19, 2007
  2. J. Bruce FieldsMay 19, 2007
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2007
  5. Steven GrimmMay 19, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2007
  7. Wink SavilleMay 19, 2007
  8. Josef WeidendorferMay 20, 2007
  9. Wink SavilleMay 23, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2007
  11. Document branch.autosetupmerge.Paolo Bonzini, May 23, 2007
  12. Josef WeidendorferMay 23, 2007

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