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Diffstat (limited to 'builtin/checkout.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | builtin/checkout.c | 12 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c index baa027455a..5b357e922a 100644 --- a/builtin/checkout.c +++ b/builtin/checkout.c @@ -912,8 +912,10 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv, * (b) If <something> is _not_ a commit, either "--" is present * or <something> is not a path, no -t or -b was given, and * and there is a tracking branch whose name is <something> - * in one and only one remote, then this is a short-hand to - * fork local <something> from that remote-tracking branch. + * in one and only one remote (or if the branch exists on the + * remote named in checkout.defaultRemote), then this is a + * short-hand to fork local <something> from that + * remote-tracking branch. * * (c) Otherwise, if "--" is present, treat it like case (1). * @@ -1277,7 +1279,11 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) "If you meant to check out a remote tracking branch on, e.g. 'origin',\n" "you can do so by fully qualifying the name with the --track option:\n" "\n" - " git checkout --track origin/<name>"), + " git checkout --track origin/<name>\n" + "\n" + "If you'd like to always have checkouts of an ambiguous <name> prefer\n" + "one remote, e.g. the 'origin' remote, consider setting\n" + "checkout.defaultRemote=origin in your config."), argv[0], dwim_remotes_matched); return ret; |