From: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp•fr>
To: Thore Husfeldt <thore.husfeldt@gmail•com>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: Git terminology: remote, add, track, stage, etc.
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:34:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <vpqfww1ksh7.fsf@bauges.imag.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BED961D6-5C2A-4535-B706-BFB9727CE398@gmail.com> (Thore Husfeldt's message of "Wed\, 20 Oct 2010 11\:53\:52 +0200")
Thore Husfeldt <thore.husfeldt@gmail•com> writes:
>> Branch bobsstuff set up to track remote branch master from bob.
>
> (By the way, I think “remote branch” is useful and correct, here.)
But "track" should be "upstream" here to be consistant with
"--set-upstream". Maybe:
Remote branch master from bob set as upstream for bobsstuff.
?
> Let me see if I can use the proposed terminology:
>
> 1. bob/master *tracks* master.
> 2. bob/master is a remote-tracking branch
I do like the dash between remote and tracking.
This is roughly the current terminology, but as you pointed out, it's
not used consistantly in the doc.
> 3. master is a remote branch
> 4. bob/master has been marked as "upstream" from bobsstuff
That's my understanding too.
(no time for more detailed answer, sorry)
--
Matthieu Moy
http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-10-20 11:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-10-18 20:45 Git terminology: remote, add, track, stage, etc Thore Husfeldt
2010-10-18 21:15 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-18 22:48 ` [RFC/PATCH] reset: accept "git reset <removed file>" Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-18 23:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2010-10-19 0:23 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-19 17:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2010-10-19 22:34 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-18 21:35 ` Git terminology: remote, add, track, stage, etc Sverre Rabbelier
2010-10-19 0:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2010-10-19 17:51 ` Ramkumar Ramachandra
2010-10-19 18:28 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-19 18:34 ` Sverre Rabbelier
2010-10-19 18:43 ` Thore Husfeldt
2010-10-19 19:04 ` User manual: "You cannot check out these remote-tracking branches" Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-19 20:52 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-19 19:15 ` Git terminology: remote, add, track, stage, etc Nicolas Pitre
2010-10-19 19:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2010-10-19 22:10 ` [RFC/PATCH 0/4] reset: be more flexible about <rev> Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-19 22:11 ` [WIP/PATCH 1/4] reset -p: accept "git reset -p <tree>" Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-19 22:12 ` [PATCH 2/4] reset: accept "git reset <tree> <path>" Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-19 22:13 ` [PATCH 3/4] reset: accept "git reset -- <path>" from unborn branch Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-19 22:14 ` [PATCH 4/4] reset: accept "git reset HEAD " Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-19 23:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2010-10-19 23:26 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-27 15:03 ` Git terminology: remote, add, track, stage, etc Ramkumar Ramachandra
2010-10-27 15:16 ` Drew Northup
2010-10-27 16:08 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 15:20 ` Ramkumar Ramachandra
2010-10-28 18:25 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-18 21:41 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-19 4:49 ` Miles Bader
2010-10-19 7:19 ` Wincent Colaiuta
2010-10-19 7:48 ` Miles Bader
2010-10-19 8:05 ` Wincent Colaiuta
2010-10-19 15:09 ` Eugene Sajine
2010-10-22 20:16 ` Paul Bolle
2010-10-22 21:00 ` Eugene Sajine
2010-10-22 21:46 ` Drew Northup
2010-10-20 9:53 ` Thore Husfeldt
2010-10-20 11:34 ` Matthieu Moy [this message]
2010-10-20 14:01 ` Drew Northup
2010-10-18 21:57 ` Jakub Narebski
2010-10-19 8:05 ` Matthijs Kooijman
2010-10-19 8:27 ` Jakub Narebski
2010-10-19 17:30 ` Thore Husfeldt
2010-10-19 20:57 ` Jakub Narebski
2010-10-21 8:44 ` Michael Haggerty
2010-10-21 11:20 ` Drew Northup
2010-10-21 12:31 ` Thore Husfeldt
2010-10-21 12:56 ` Drew Northup
2010-10-21 14:06 ` Thore Husfeldt
2010-10-21 20:06 ` Drew Northup
2010-10-22 4:07 ` Miles Bader
2010-10-22 11:51 ` Drew Northup
2010-10-19 14:39 ` [PATCH v3] Porcelain scripts: Rewrite cryptic "needs update" error message Ramkumar Ramachandra
2010-10-27 14:55 ` Ramkumar Ramachandra
2010-11-05 22:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2011-02-12 23:14 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2010-10-19 21:53 ` Git terminology: remote, add, track, stage, etc Drew Northup
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