On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Colin Law <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 23 September 2011 06:02, Chirag Singhal <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You have to create new branch locally and pull code from your git branch > > into that one. > > So something like this on your laptop: > > Open up terminal and change directory to where your app is checked out. > > Create a new local branch: > > git checkout -b updating_users > > Pull code in that branch from your github repo branch: > > git pull origin updating_users > > Alternatively you can also use this command: > > git checkout -b updating_users origin/updating_users > > Chirag: Are you sure about this. I thought that when you cloned a > repository it would come with all its branches, and all that the OP > should need to do is > git checkout <branch_name> > > Colin: I am not sure if there is another way to get all branches. This is how I have been fetching other branches for a while now. I looked up github guides to double check and it seems to confirm the behavior - http://help.github.com/remotes/ scroll down to "clone" documentation. Chirag http://sumeruonrails.com > OP: if you have gitk installed (if you have not then do so, and also > git-gui) then try > gitk --all > and it should show you all the history and branches in the cloned > repository > > Colin > > Colin > > > > > Chirag > > http://sumeruonrails.com > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:21 AM, 7stud -- <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Chirag Singhal wrote in post #1023053: > >> > First you have to setup your laptop for git usage similar to what you > >> > had > >> > done for your PC. > >> > 1. Install Git > >> > 2. Generate SSH keys > >> > 3. Add your laptop's public key to your github account (you can add as > >> > many > >> > keys as you want, so do not modify your PC's key, just add a new one) > >> > > >> > Then go to your repo page on github, copy the clone url shown there, > and > >> > use > >> > git clone <clone url> > >> > to get your ruby app on your laptop. > >> > > >> > From there on, you can continue working same way as you did on your > PC. > >> > > >> > Chirag > >> > http://sumeruonrails.com > >> > >> There is nothing at github that says "clone url". There is a url > >> displayed when you go to a repo. So on my laptop, I went to the > >> directory I want my app to be in, rails_projects, and then I issued the > >> command you showed me. Then I cd'ed into the newly created app > >> directory, and I get this: > >> > >> $ git branch > >> *master > >> > >> However, I have another branch on github called 'updating users', and I > >> can't figure out how to download the other branch. > >> > >> -- > >> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > >> 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/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > 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/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > gplus.to/clanlaw > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > 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/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. 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/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
