Just, FYI, "git checkout master" automatically does the tracking of a remote branch with the same name by convention. This is due to the "branch.autosetupmerge" configuration switch being on by default.
On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:16:15 PM UTC+2, mike wrote: > > Hi, > > I managed to do the following: > > git checkout master > Branch master set up to track remote branch master from origin. > Switched to a new branch 'master' > > Then I merged release-2.2.16 to this branch. When done I pushed it. > > I checked and remote master now contains my changes. > > Thanks for all help! > > //mike > > On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:41:41 PM UTC+2, Thomas Ferris Nicolaisen > wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:38:07 PM UTC+2, mike wrote: >>> >>> You've just checked out a commit as your HEAD that is the head of the >>>> origin/master branch. But you need to checkout a new branch master >>>> that will be a copy (local fork) of the origin/master or more probably >>>> you need to checkout your existing master and merge origin/master into >>>> it. >>>> >>> >>> How can I do that? Which command? Or do I do it from Eclipse? ( Attach >>> picture from Eclipse). >>> >>> >> >> Can you try checking out "origin/master" as a local tracking branch >> "master"? >> >> On the command line you can do it like this: >> >> git checkout -t origin/master >> >> In Eclipse, maybe you can right-click the origin/master branch under >> "Remote tracking" folder, and do something like "track locally". Not sure >> as I haven't got Eclipse running here. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/git-users/-/ajzKax7N--oJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
