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Re: [PATCH v2] git-clone: Add option --branch to override initial branch

From
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Date
Mar 12, 2009, 04:18 UTC
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Paolo Ciarrocchi <paolo.ciarrocchi@gmail.com> writes:
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> $ git clone -n URL
> $ git checkout -b foo origin/bar
>
> That being said, I see the following command as an improvement over
> the actual GIT UI:
>
>  $ git clone git://URI -b bar

Note that in your original advice, foo and bar can be different, and it's not clear to me what "-b bar" should do...

Personally I frequently use foo == bar (no local master branch), but I think another common pattern is foo != bar, but foo or bar == "master".

Maybe a syntax similar to push, like "-b LOCAL_BR:REMOTE_BR", with "-b BR" being shorthand for "-b BR:BR"?

-Miles
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  1. git-clone: Add option --branch to override initial branchTor Arne Vestbø, Mar 2, 2009
  2. Johannes SchindelinMar 2, 2009
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2009
  4. Tor Arne VestbøMar 3, 2009
  5. git-clone: Add option --branch to override initial branchTor Arne Vestbø, Mar 3, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinMar 3, 2009
  7. Tor Arne VestbøMar 3, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2009
  9. Tor Arne VestbøMar 3, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2009
  12. Johannes SchindelinMar 4, 2009
  13. Tor Arne VestbøMar 4, 2009
  14. Paolo CiarrocchiMar 9, 2009
  15. Felipe ContrerasMar 9, 2009
  16. Paolo CiarrocchiMar 11, 2009
  17. Miles BaderMar 12, 2009
  18. Paolo CiarrocchiMar 12, 2009
  19. Felipe ContrerasMar 12, 2009

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