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git-pull question

Subject: git-pull question

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2 messages between Oct 16, 2006 and Oct 16, 2006.

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Joakim Tjernlund· Oct 16, 2006, 01:00 UTC · lore

Why isn't
  git checkout -b myb otherb
  git pull . thirdb

the same as
  git checkout -b myb otherb
  git pull . thirdb:myb

 Jocke

Johannes Schindelin· Oct 16, 2006, 09:11 UTC · re: Joakim Tjernlund · lore

Re: git-pull question

Hi,

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:

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> Why isn't
>   git checkout -b myb otherb
>   git pull . thirdb
> 
> the same as
>   git checkout -b myb otherb
>   git pull . thirdb:myb

You have to understand that "thirdb:myb" means "fetch the branch thirdb and _store_ it as myb (if it fast forwards)".

So, it makes no sense at all to use the "remote:local" syntax with pull.

Hth, Dscho

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