git-remote

What does ‘–set-upstream’ do?

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To avoid confusion,recent versions of git deprecate this somewhat ambiguous –set-upstream optionin favor of a more verbose –set-upstream-to optionwith identical syntax and behavior. sets the default remote branch for the current local branch. Any future git pull command (with the current local branch checked-out),will attempt to bring in commits from the <remote-branch> into the current local branch. One way to avoid having to explicitly type –set-upstream / –set-upstream-to is … Read more

What does ‘–set-upstream’ do?

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To avoid confusion,recent versions of git deprecate this somewhat ambiguous –set-upstream optionin favor of a more verbose –set-upstream-to optionwith identical syntax and behavior. sets the default remote branch for the current local branch. Any future git pull command (with the current local branch checked-out),will attempt to bring in commits from the <remote-branch> into the current local branch. One way to avoid having to explicitly type –set-upstream / –set-upstream-to is … Read more

How do I delete a Git branch locally and remotely?

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Executive Summary Note that in most cases the remote name is origin. In such a case you’ll have to use the command like so. Delete Local Branch To delete the local branch use one of the following: Note: The -d option is an alias for –delete, which only deletes the branch if it has already been fully merged in its upstream branch. … Read more