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

From: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date: Jun 8, 2010, 13:04 UTC
Message-ID: <vpqaar5r7zh.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimOenmDE53LZJY2yVNkMh7-6PS3yBiaprWC_Po6@mail.gmail.com>

demerphq <demerphq@gmail.com> writes:

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> On 8 June 2010 09:29, Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at> wrote:
>> No they did not, because last time they _created a branch_.
>> Eventually, if they are lucky, they will learn in #git that they
>> were supposed to "git merge <remote>/X." And they will think "WTF?
>> Why do I have to _merge_? And what's this business about remotes?
>> Why is git is so complicated?"
>
> I'm confused. Wont they actually be told:
>
>   git checkout $foo
>   git pull
>   git push

Right. Just like they learnt clone/push/pull before knowing about remote and tracking branches, because clone did the magic for them when creating the repo.

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Matthieu Moy
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