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Re: [OT] Your branch is ahead of the tracked remote branch 'origin/master' by 50 commits.

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BSBruce Stephens <bruce.stephens@isode.com>
Date
Jul 1, 2008, 09:26 UTC
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Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> writes:
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> i recently switched to 1.5.6.1.89.gd5446 and i'm getting this:
>
>   Switched to branch "master"
>   Your branch is ahead of the tracked remote branch 'origin/master' by 50 commits.
>
> it's a very useful detail! It's especially useful when two branches 
> diverge in a non-trivial way.

I agree, it's a really nice little feature. Indeed, I occasionally do "git checkout master" just to get the message (to see where I am).

It feels logical for "git status" to offer the same information (when the information is appropriate).

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  1. Ingo MolnarJul 1, 2008
  2. Bruce StephensJul 1, 2008
  3. Ingo MolnarJul 1, 2008
  4. SZEDER GáborJul 1, 2008
  5. Jakub NarebskiJul 1, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 1, 2008
  7. 0/3 Making remote tracking statistics available to other toolsJunio C Hamano, Jul 2, 2008
  8. Olivier MarinJul 3, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2008
  10. Olivier MarinJul 3, 2008
  11. 1/3 Refactor "tracking statistics" code used by "git checkout"Junio C Hamano, Jul 2, 2008
  12. 2/3 git-status: show the remote tracking statisticsJunio C Hamano, Jul 2, 2008
  13. 3/3 git-branch -v: show the remote tracking statisticsJunio C Hamano, Jul 2, 2008
  14. Johannes SixtJul 2, 2008
  15. Karl HasselströmJul 2, 2008
  16. Brian GernhardtJul 2, 2008
  17. Junio C HamanoJul 2, 2008
  18. Johannes SchindelinJul 2, 2008
  19. Jakub NarebskiJul 1, 2008
  20. Junio C HamanoJul 1, 2008
  21. Ingo MolnarJul 1, 2008
  22. Miklos VajnaJul 1, 2008
  23. Ingo MolnarJul 1, 2008
  24. Miklos VajnaJul 1, 2008
  25. Junio C HamanoJul 1, 2008
  26. Pedro MeloJul 4, 2008
  27. Mikael MagnussonJul 1, 2008
  28. Björn SteinbrinkJul 1, 2008

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