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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-branch.txt | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-pull.txt | 10 |
4 files changed, 18 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 3e10feb9fb..f9bdb164e0 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ branch.autosetupmerge:: so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that remote branch. Note that even if this option is not set, this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the `--track` - and `--no-track` options. This option defaults to false. + and `--no-track` options. This option defaults to true. branch.<name>.remote:: When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch. diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index f920c04cc0..7e8874acaa 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ Note that this will create the new branch, but it will not switch the working tree to it; use "git checkout <newbranch>" to switch to the new branch. -When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git can setup the +When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git sets up the branch so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that -remote branch. If this behavior is desired, it is possible to make it -the default using the global `branch.autosetupmerge` configuration -flag. Otherwise, it can be chosen per-branch using the `--track` +remote branch. If this behavior is not desired, it is possible to +disable it using the global `branch.autosetupmerge` configuration +flag. That setting can be overridden by using the `--track` and `--no-track` options. With a '-m' or '-M' option, <oldbranch> will be renamed to <newbranch>. @@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ OPTIONS Set up configuration so that git-pull will automatically retrieve data from the remote branch. Use this if you always pull from the same remote branch into the new branch, or if you - don't want to use "git pull <repository> <refspec>" explicitly. Set the - branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to true if you + don't want to use "git pull <repository> <refspec>" explicitly. + This behavior is the default. Set the + branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to false if you want git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if - '--track' were given. + '--no-track' were given. --no-track:: When a branch is created off a remote branch, diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index 584359ff3f..b4cfa044bb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ OPTIONS set up configuration so that git-pull will automatically retrieve data from the remote branch. Use this if you always pull from the same remote branch into the new branch, or if you - don't want to use "git pull <repository> <refspec>" explicitly. Set the - branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to true if you + don't want to use "git pull <repository> <refspec>" explicitly. + This behavior is the default. Set the + branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to false if you want git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if - '--track' were given. + '--no-track' were given. --no-track:: When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch, diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt index 4cc633a5ec..179bdfc69d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pull.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pull.txt @@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ include::merge-strategies.txt[] there is a remote ref for the upstream branch, and this branch was rebased since last fetched, the rebase uses that information to avoid rebasing non-local changes. - - *NOTE:* This is a potentially _dangerous_ mode of operation. - It rewrites history, which does not bode well when you - published that history already. Do *not* use this option - unless you have read linkgit:git-rebase[1] carefully. ++ +*NOTE:* This is a potentially _dangerous_ mode of operation. +It rewrites history, which does not bode well when you +published that history already. Do *not* use this option +unless you have read linkgit:git-rebase[1] carefully. \--no-rebase:: Override earlier \--rebase. |