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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-branch.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-checkout.txt15
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 3ea3b80635..603f87f3b5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[verse]
'git-branch' [--color | --no-color] [-r | -a]
[-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
-'git-branch' [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
+'git-branch' [--track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
'git-branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
'git-branch' (-d | -D) [-r] <branchname>...
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ It will start out with a head equal to the one given as <start-point>.
If no <start-point> is given, the branch will be created with a head
equal to that of the currently checked out branch.
+When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git can setup the
+branch so that gitlink: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`
+and `--no-track` options.
+
With a '-m' or '-M' option, <oldbranch> will be renamed to <newbranch>.
If <oldbranch> had a corresponding reflog, it is renamed to match
<newbranch>, and a reflog entry is created to remember the branch
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 1ae77be450..f5b2d5017b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-checkout' [-q] [-f] [-b <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]
+'git-checkout' [-q] [-f] [-b [--track | --no-track] <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]
'git-checkout' [<tree-ish>] <paths>...
DESCRIPTION
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ When <paths> are not given, this command switches branches by
updating the index and working tree to reflect the specified
branch, <branch>, and updating HEAD to be <branch> or, if
specified, <new_branch>. Using -b will cause <new_branch> to
-be created.
+be created; in this case you can use the --track or --no-track
+options, which will be passed to `git branch`.
When <paths> are given, this command does *not* switch
branches. It updates the named paths in the working tree from
@@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ OPTIONS
by gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks
may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
+--track::
+ When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch,
+ setup so that git-pull will automatically retrieve data from
+ the remote branch.
+
+--no-track::
+ When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch,
+ force that git-pull will automatically retrieve data from
+ the remote branch independent of the configuration settings.
+
-l::
Create the new branch's ref log. This activates recording of
all changes to made the branch ref, enabling use of date