Document the behavior implemented in 70c9ac2 (DWIM "git checkout
frotz" to "git checkout -b frotz origin/frotz").
Signed-off-by: Chris Rorvick <ch...@rorvick.com>
---
Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index a47555c..db89cf7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ branch.
Update the index, working tree, and HEAD to reflect the
specified branch.
++
+If <branch> is not found but there does exist a tracking branch in
+exactly one remote (call it <remote>) with a matching name, treat as
+equivalent to
++
+------------
+$ git checkout -b <branch> --track <remote>/<branch>
+------------
'git checkout' -b|-B <new_branch> [<start point>]::
--
1.8.1.rc1.203.g1ddc124
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