Re: git: using branches

[Simos Xenitellis <simos lists googlemail com>]

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Jason D. Clinton <me jasonclinton com> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Simos Xenitellis
> <simos lists googlemail com> wrote:
>> I suppose  there must be some story behind the question 'Why do we specify
>> the branch name instead of reusing the remote branch name by default?
>> It feels somewhat weird.'.
>> With a big more experience we should be able to figure it out.
>
> For ease of use, DO NOT use a different local branch name. It will
> cause 'git push origin local-branch-name' (without other args) to
> create a new branch on the remote side named after your local branch.
> This is not what you want (and then you have to find someone to delete
> your mistake). If you name the local branch exactly the same as the
> remote tracking branch, 'git push' will just magically work correctly.
> So ALWAYS do:
>
> $ git checkout -b remotename origin/remotename

Is the '--track' parameter required when using 'git checkout'?

Simos