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

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Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>

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Jun 6, 2010, 17:34 UTC

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Heya,

On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 19:32, Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at> wrote:

> Also, isn't this more like "foretell what I really want" rather
> than "do what it means"? Who would guess that "git checkout
> $branch" means "create $branch tracking <random-remote>/$branch"?

Note that DWIM stands for "Do What I Mean", not "Do What It Means".

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Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier