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Re: [PATCH v4 1/1] push: make 'set-upstream' have dafault arguments

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 4, 2022, 20:35 UTC
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Abhradeep Chakraborty <chakrabortyabhradeep79@gmail.com> writes:
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> * For push.default=upstream, If an upstream is already defined then
>   'git push -u' should only set that branch as the upstream of the
>   local branch. This already works in git. But if an upstream is not
>   provied, it should throw error. So, I am not sure whether 'git push
>   -u' (with no upstream information) should create a new branch with
>   the same name or not. What do you think about that?

I think erring on the side of caution is more sensible than blindly assuming that the user wants a new branch with the same name.

Thank you for working on the topic and thinking its ramifications through.

Previous: Abhradeep Chakraborty
Message 21 of 21 in “making --set-upstream have default arguments”
  1. 0/1 making --set-upstream have default argumentsAbhradeep Chakraborty, Dec 2, 2021
  2. 1/1 push: make '-u' have default argumentsAbhradeep Chakraborty, Dec 2, 2021
  3. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2021
  4. Abhradeep ChakrabortyDec 3, 2021
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2021
  6. Abhradeep ChakrabortyDec 3, 2021
  7. Philip OakleyDec 3, 2021
  8. Abhradeep ChakrabortyDec 3, 2021
  9. Philip OakleyDec 3, 2021
  10. Abhradeep ChakrabortyDec 3, 2021
  11. 0/1 making --set-upstream have default argumentsAbhradeep Chakraborty, Dec 7, 2021
  12. 1/1 push: make '-u' have default argumentsAbhradeep Chakraborty, Dec 7, 2021
  13. Eric SunshineDec 7, 2021
  14. Abhradeep ChakrabortyDec 8, 2021
  15. 0/1 making --set-upstream have default argumentsAbhradeep Chakraborty, Dec 9, 2021
  16. 1/1 push: make '-u' have default argumentsAbhradeep Chakraborty, Dec 9, 2021
  17. 0/1 making --set-upstream have default argumentsAbhradeep Chakraborty, Jan 1, 2022
  18. 1/1 push: make 'set-upstream' have dafault argumentsAbhradeep Chakraborty, Jan 1, 2022
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 4, 2022
  20. Abhradeep ChakrabortyJan 4, 2022
  21. Junio C HamanoJan 4, 2022

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