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author | Junio C Hamano <junio@hera.kernel.org> | 2007-03-14 11:19:26 +0000 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <junio@hera.kernel.org> | 2007-03-14 11:19:26 +0000 |
commit | 103ad7fa163b20b6629d6162e5b261a124e1e486 (patch) | |
tree | 4d3a9d38b101f57e14b36af1aa2c0190e16687a5 /git-checkout.txt | |
parent | c51fede9f2fdd66e06416d7865b023924b52e659 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/git-checkout.txt b/git-checkout.txt index 1ae77be45..f5b2d5017 100644 --- a/git-checkout.txt +++ b/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 |