Re: [PATCH v2] status: compare against both upstream and push branch by default

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 24, 2026, 16:43 UTC
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In-Reply-To: <CALnO6CBD2aGg_wDZZsT-mWJ99MXYUycx32JfsK8zJXfcmjTBDw@mail.gmail.com>

"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com> writes:

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>> control, so you may want to monitor its progress closely.  But isn't
>> your @{push} destination typically owned solely by you?  In other
>> words, aren't you the only one who pushes to it?  If so, whatever
>> you did locally would be the only change that could go on top of
>> @{push}, and unlike @{upstream} you would not see any unexpected
>> work over there appearing without your control.
>
> I think this paragraph assumes that either
>
> * I'm only pushing new commits to @{push}, or
> * I remember what the current state of @{push} is without checking.

I do strongly assume the former (I count revert in "new commits" in this context, by the way), but not necessarily the latter. But unlike what appears in @{upstream}, I expect you would recognise them when you see them.