Re: [git-users] Small mystery
On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 12:36:22PM -0700, Jacob Helwig wrote:
> The problem is that git fetch doesn't _create_ branches.
>
> When you downloaded the branch with "git fetch origin jquery", it
> stored the ref locally as FETCH_HEAD ("cat .git/FETCH_HEAD" if you
> want to see the details). If you want to create a local branch based
> off of the remote jquery branch, you can "git fetch && git checkout -b
> jquery origin/jquery".
This doesn't make sense. If the git checkout was to work, it would have
to create at least the remote branch remote/origin/jquery, but
apparently it does not do even that and only updates the FETCH_HEAD.
A key note in git-fetch(1) is:
> A parameter without a colon is equivalent to : when
> pulling/fetching, so it merges into the current branch without
> storing the remote branch anywhere locally.
So, just Don't Do That - just specify `git fetch` and it should
pick up any missing branches. Or spell it out as jquery:jquery.
(I think this default is fairly unhappy, perhaps git fetch should warn
you if you use jquery instead of jquery:. Please ask about it on
g...@vger if you care about it. :-)
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Re: [git-users] Small mystery
>
> The problem is that git fetch doesn't _create_ branches.
>
> When you downloaded the branch with "git fetch origin jquery", it
> stored the ref locally as FETCH_HEAD ("cat .git/FETCH_HEAD" if you
> want to see the details). If you want to create a local branch based
> off of the remote jquery branch, you can "git fetch && git checkout -b
> jquery origin/jquery". The "git fetch" in this case is simply "update
> all of my references to the origin repo", and "git checkout -b jquery
> origin/jquery" will create a local jquery branch based off of the
> origin/jquery reference.
>
> --
Wow, thanks.
So to clarify: git fetch origin jquery does download the commits but
not the branch (labels?)
-- Pito
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Re: [git-users] Small mystery
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:54, Pito Salas wrote:
> I thought I understood this but here's a puzzle for me:
>
> 1) Download jquery branch locally:
> $ git fetch origin jquery
> From github.com:trustthevote/ElectionManager
> * branch jquery -> FETCH_HEAD
> Looks like it worked, right?
>
> 2) List all branches. Where is it?
> $ git branch -a
> converterimport
> develop
> domain_tables
> jurist_list
> master
> txballot
> * web-theme
> remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
> remotes/origin/converterimport
> remotes/origin/cucumber
> remotes/origin/develop
> remotes/origin/domain_tables
> remotes/origin/idents
> remotes/origin/master
> remotes/origin/mimic_nh_ballots
> remotes/origin/railroad
> remotes/origin/refactorrender
> remotes/origin/release-001
> remotes/origin/singleballotimp
> remotes/origin/tgd_dev
> remotes/origin/txballot
> remotes/origin/web-theme
> remotes/origin/wicked_pdf
> remotes/origin/yaml_batch_import
> remotes/origin/ymlsupport
>
> Anyone see what's messing me up? Probably something stupid...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Pito
>
The problem is that git fetch doesn't _create_ branches.
When you downloaded the branch with "git fetch origin jquery", it
stored the ref locally as FETCH_HEAD ("cat .git/FETCH_HEAD" if you
want to see the details). If you want to create a local branch based
off of the remote jquery branch, you can "git fetch && git checkout -b
jquery origin/jquery". The "git fetch" in this case is simply "update
all of my references to the origin repo", and "git checkout -b jquery
origin/jquery" will create a local jquery branch based off of the
origin/jquery reference.
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[git-users] Small mystery
I thought I understood this but here's a puzzle for me: 1) Download jquery branch locally: $ git fetch origin jquery >From github.com:trustthevote/ElectionManager * branchjquery -> FETCH_HEAD Looks like it worked, right? 2) List all branches. Where is it? $ git branch -a converterimport develop domain_tables jurist_list master txballot * web-theme remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master remotes/origin/converterimport remotes/origin/cucumber remotes/origin/develop remotes/origin/domain_tables remotes/origin/idents remotes/origin/master remotes/origin/mimic_nh_ballots remotes/origin/railroad remotes/origin/refactorrender remotes/origin/release-001 remotes/origin/singleballotimp remotes/origin/tgd_dev remotes/origin/txballot remotes/origin/web-theme remotes/origin/wicked_pdf remotes/origin/yaml_batch_import remotes/origin/ymlsupport Anyone see what's messing me up? Probably something stupid... 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.
