Re: [git-users] Branching Questions

[Gergely Polonkai]

Hello,

this is because checkout -b sets up a so called tracking branch. Tracking
branches, among other things, have a feature that whenever you do a git
push, the commits on your local branch will be pushed to the tracking
remote; in your case, to origin/master.

What you should do is to ask Git to create a dev branch on your remote, and
to set it as the remote tracking branch to avoid later confusion:

$ git push -u origin dev

This will:
1) Update your local dev branch, setting its remote tracking to origin/dev
2) Push your commits from dev to origin/dev

To check the current tracking branch,you can simply use git status. Another
useful command, especially if you create a new branch for each feature, is
git branch -v which lists all your branches with their remote tracking
branches.

Best,
Gergely
On 27 Feb 2015 21:00, "Michael J. Mahony"  wrote:

> I am developing a web application and I am using GitHub to store my source
> code. I set up a repository and have a MASTER branch.
>
> I am fairly new to using Git and wanted to use this as a learning process.
>
> Because I am using this as a learning process for using Git, I have some
> questions.
>
> I got my MASTER branch to a point where it was stable and now I want to
> start doing some serious development. I had an up to date copy of MASTER on
> my machine. I used bash and issued this command to create a DEV branch:
>
> git checkout -b dev origin/master
>
> Now when I do:
>
> git branch -a
>
> I see this list:
>
>
> 
>
> I have also pushed this "dev" branch. However, on GitHub it only shows one
> branch--MASTER
>
> How can I get the other branch to be on GitHub so that I can grab it from
> another machine when required?
>
>
> Can someone explain to me how to accomplish this so that I am able to have
> a branch for dev?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mike
>
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[git-users] Branching Questions

[Michael J. Mahony]

I am developing a web application and I am using GitHub to store my source 
code. I set up a repository and have a MASTER branch.

I am fairly new to using Git and wanted to use this as a learning process.

Because I am using this as a learning process for using Git, I have some 
questions.

I got my MASTER branch to a point where it was stable and now I want to 
start doing some serious development. I had an up to date copy of MASTER on 
my machine. I used bash and issued this command to create a DEV branch:

git checkout -b dev origin/master

Now when I do:

git branch -a

I see this list:



I have also pushed this "dev" branch. However, on GitHub it only shows one 
branch--MASTER

How can I get the other branch to be on GitHub so that I can grab it from 
another machine when required?


Can someone explain to me how to accomplish this so that I am able to have 
a branch for dev?

Thanks!

Mike

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