From d3115660b4cc4b1a32e77ddfd289afde5e4b94d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Steadmon Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:30:23 -0800 Subject: branch: add flags and config to inherit tracking It can be helpful when creating a new branch to use the existing tracking configuration from the branch point. However, there is currently not a method to automatically do so. Teach git-{branch,checkout,switch} an "inherit" argument to the "--track" option. When this is set, creating a new branch will cause the tracking configuration to default to the configuration of the branch point, if set. For example, if branch "main" tracks "origin/main", and we run `git checkout --track=inherit -b feature main`, then branch "feature" will track "origin/main". Thus, `git status` will show us how far ahead/behind we are from origin, and `git pull` will pull from origin. This is particularly useful when creating branches across many submodules, such as with `git submodule foreach ...` (or if running with a patch such as [1], which we use at $job), as it avoids having to manually set tracking info for each submodule. Since we've added an argument to "--track", also add "--track=direct" as another way to explicitly get the original "--track" behavior ("--track" without an argument still works as well). Finally, teach branch.autoSetupMerge a new "inherit" option. When this is set, "--track=inherit" becomes the default behavior. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20180927221603.148025-1-sbeller@google.com/ Signed-off-by: Josh Steadmon Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/config/branch.txt | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation/config') diff --git a/Documentation/config/branch.txt b/Documentation/config/branch.txt index cc5f3249fc..55f7522e12 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/branch.txt @@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ branch.autoSetupMerge:: automatic setup is done; `true` -- automatic setup is done when the starting point is a remote-tracking branch; `always` -- automatic setup is done when the starting point is either a - local branch or remote-tracking + local branch or remote-tracking branch; `inherit` -- if the starting point + has a tracking configuration, it is copied to the new branch. This option defaults to true. branch.autoSetupRebase:: -- cgit v1.2.3