From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 07:14:59 GMT
Subject: Re: change remote to track new branch
Message-ID: <m2d2pvp7nw.fsf@linux-m68k.org>
In-Reply-To: <20130803024032.GA28666@analysisandsolutions.com>

Daniel Convissor <danielc@analysisandsolutions.com> writes:

> Long ago I added a remote to my repo.  It is set to track what was then
> WordPress' main release branch (3.4-branch) and created a local branch
> to use it.  Well, time marches on.  I want to update my remote and
> branch to track the new main release branch (3.6-branch).
>
> Here's how I set things up at the time:
>
> git remote add -t 3.4-branch -f wp https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress
> git checkout -b wp wp/3.4-branch

Use "git remote set-branches" to change the tracked branches of a
remote.  Use "git branch --set-upstream-to" to change the upstream of a
branch (or create a new branch from the new upstream).

Andreas.

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