Re: git fetch+rebase on a local tracking branch

> When I'm working on a local tracking branch, is there an easier way to do 
> `git fetch && git rebase origin/branch`? I could imagine either a config 
> value like branch.master.rebase = remotes/origin/master (although it would be 
> nice to avoid duplicating the remote name, since we already have 
> branch.master.remote), or perhaps a --rebase command to git pull such that it 
> simply performs a rebase instead of a merge.
>
> Is there some reason there isn't already a solution like this, or am I simply 
> missing something?