Thanks! So even though the branch is in the local repo, I can't use the files locally without creating a local tracking branch.
And git checkout as well as git branch only work locally, always. Yes? - Pito On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Paul Beckingham <p.becking...@gmail.com> wrote: > The remote/origin/ymlsupport means the branch exists in the repo, so it is > local - you just don't have a tracking branch you can make changes on. You > can create your own tracking branch of any of those by doing this: > > $ git checkout ymlsupport > > Or if your git is older (< 1.6.6?) do this: > > $ git checkout -b ymlsupport origin/ymlsupport > > This will create a local tracking branch. You can create one for each of > them, if you wish. Or create your own local branch: > > $ git branch foo > > You use: > > $ git checkout <branch> > > to switch between your tracking branches. > > > > > On Mar 25, 2010, at 4:31 PM, Pito Salas wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Looking for a little explanation on this thing that's confusing me. >> Here's the state I am in: >> >> $ git branch >> * master >> >> $ git branch -a >> * master >> remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master >> remotes/origin/idents >> remotes/origin/master >> remotes/origin/refactorrender >> remotes/origin/release-001 >> remotes/origin/singleballotimp >> remotes/origin/wicked_pdf >> remotes/origin/ymlsupport >> $ >> >> What does it mean when a branch is on a remote but not local? How do I >> get it local so that I can check it out? >> >> Thanks!! >> >> Pito >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Git for human beings" group. >> To post to this group, send email to git-us...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Git for human beings" group. > To post to this group, send email to git-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To post to this group, send email to git-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
