Re: Making git disappear when talking about my code

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Apr 25, 2007, 20:29 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.98.0704251325260.9964@woody.linux-foundation.org>
In-Reply-To: <7vzm4ww7lj.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> 
> I think I already suggested this to Carl once, but if you 
> forget about 'git clone' in this case (or any other cases), your
> example would just work.
> 
>    $ git init
>    $ git pull git://server/path branch

The problem with this is that it doesn't set up tracking, so while it *works*, you are now forever doomed to re-do that

	git pull git://server/path branch

to update, and if you then ever give the wrong branch name you'll try to merge and get really confused as a beginner.

		Linus

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