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Difference between git checkout –track origin/branch and git checkout -b branch origin/branch

Does anybody know the difference between these two commands to switch and track a remote branch? git checkout -b branch origin/branch git checkout ...

May 19, 2022
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How to merge remote master to local branch

I have a local branch of a project (“configUpdate”) that I’ve forked from somebody else’s project and I’ve done a load of changes ...

May 19, 2022
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Git: Merge a Remote branch locally

I’ve pulled all remote branches via git fetch --all. I can see the branch I’d like to merge via git branch -a as ...

May 19, 2022
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Why do I have to “git push –set-upstream origin “?

I created a local branch for testing Solaris and Sun Studio. I then pushed the branch upstream. After committing a change and attempting ...

May 19, 2022
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How to get the changes on a branch in Git

What is the best way to get a log of commits on a branch since the time it was branched from the current ...

May 19, 2022
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Can I make fast forwarding be off by default in git?

I can’t really ever think of a time when I would use git merge rather than git rebase and not want to have ...

May 18, 2022
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Get all files that have been modified in git branch

Is there a way to see what files have changed in a branch? 16 Answers 16

May 16, 2022
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Which characters are illegal within a branch name?

Which characters are illegal within a branch name? 5 Answers 5

May 16, 2022
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Git merge errors

I have a git branch called 9-sign-in-out with perfectly working code, and I want to turn it into the master. I’m currently on ...

May 15, 2022
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Branch descriptions in Git

Is there a way in Git to have a ‘description’ for branches? While I try to use descriptive names, working for a while ...

May 15, 2022
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