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From: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp•fr>
To: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail•com>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org, gitster@pobox•com,
	Thore Husfeldt <thore.husfeldt@gmail•com>,
	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail•com>,
	Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail•com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/10] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:01:36 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <vpqocag33mn.fsf@bauges.imag.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinJQMSbW-bsEOS9610GXR7EtbESK_tLAfxt2ibK@mail.gmail.com> (Jay Soffian's message of "Tue\, 26 Oct 2010 02\:20\:03 -0400")

Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail•com> writes:

> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:08 AM, Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag•fr> wrote:
>> +In this case, "origin" is called a remote repository, or "remote" for
>> +short. The branches of this repository are called "remote branches"
>> +from our point of view, and Git will keep a copy of these
>> +branches, called "remote-tracking branches" in the local repository.
>> +These remote-tracking branches are references that will be updated by
>> +"git fetch" (hence by "git pull"). See
>> +<<Updating-a-repository-With-git-fetch>> for details.
>
> "...and Git will initially clone these branches into so-called
> "remote-tracking branches" in the local repository.

I don't thinks it's a good idea to use the word "clone" here. "clone"
is used for repository cloning, and I find it confusing to overload
the word for branches.

> Thereafter, the
> remote-tracking branches are updated upon fetching from[1] or pushing
> to the remote. ([1] which also includes pulling.)

I don't like the [1] kind of footnote within the text, but I forgot to
mention that "git push" updates the remote-tracking in my text.
That'll be fixed in next version.

-- 
Matthieu Moy
http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/

  reply	other threads:[~2010-10-27  0:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 101+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-10-23 16:31 [PATCH 00/11] More consistant terminology ("remote-tracking branch", "not updated") Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 01/10] Better "Changed but not updated" message in git-status Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:13   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 18:33     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:55     ` Jakub Narebski
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 02/10] Remplace "remote tracking" with "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:16   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 18:31   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 19:01     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 03/10] Change remote tracking to remote-tracking in non-trivial places Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:44   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 19:04     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 04/10] Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:48   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28  1:55     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 05/10] Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:51   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-26 22:15     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 06/10] Change incorrect uses of "remote branch" meaning "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 07/10] Change incorrect "remote branch" to "remote tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:58   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 19:19     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 08/10] Use 'remote-tracking branch' in generated merge messages Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 19:04   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 19:53     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 09/10] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 19:08   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 19:34     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-24 14:47   ` Thore Husfeldt
2010-10-24 15:18     ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-24 23:32     ` Jakub Narebski
2010-10-26  3:11     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-26  4:16       ` Miles Bader
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 10/10] git-branch.txt: mention --set-upstream as a way to change upstream configuration Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:55 ` [PATCH 00/11] More consistant terminology ("remote-tracking branch", "not updated") Jakub Narebski
2010-10-23 19:11   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-25 17:30     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH v2 00/10] " Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH 01/10] Better "Changed but not updated" message in git-status Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH 02/10] Replace "remote tracking" with "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH 03/10] Change remote tracking to remote-tracking in non-trivial places Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH 04/10] Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH 05/10] Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH 06/10] Change incorrect uses of "remote branch" meaning "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH 07/10] Change incorrect "remote branch" to "remote tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH 08/10] Use 'remote-tracking branch' in generated merge messages Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH 09/10] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms Matthieu Moy
2010-10-26  6:07   ` Jay Soffian
2010-10-26 22:13     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-26  6:20   ` Jay Soffian
2010-10-27  0:01     ` Matthieu Moy [this message]
2010-10-27  0:06       ` [PATCH] " Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25  6:08 ` [PATCH 10/10] git-branch.txt: mention --set-upstream as a way to change upstream configuration Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 17:52 ` [PATCH 00/11] More consistant terminology ("remote-tracking branch", "not updated") Drew Northup
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 00/10 v3] " Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 01/10] Better "Changed but not updated" message in git-status Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:35   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 21:46     ` Junio C Hamano
2010-10-28 22:09       ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 22:47         ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 23:20           ` Junio C Hamano
2010-10-28 23:39             ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-29 21:06         ` Drew Northup
2010-10-30  4:00           ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 02/10] Replace "remote tracking" with "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 19:52   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 03/10] Change remote tracking to remote-tracking in non-trivial places Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:39   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 21:50     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 22:13       ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 22:40         ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-29 17:26           ` Drew Northup
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 04/10] Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 19:56   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 05/10] Change incorrect uses of "remote branch" meaning "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 06/10] Change incorrect "remote branch" to "remote tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 19:13   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 22:34     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 23:23       ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 07/10] Use 'remote-tracking branch' in generated merge messages Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 08/10] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 19:42   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 23:40     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 09/10] user-manual: remote-tracking can be checked out, with detached HEAD Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 10/10] git-branch.txt: mention --set-upstream as a way to change upstream configuration Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 20:08   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 00/11 v4] More consistant terminology Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  6:58   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 01/11] Better "Changed but not updated" message in git-status Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 02/11] Replace "remote tracking" with "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 03/11] Change remote tracking to remote-tracking in non-trivial places Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 04/11] everyday.txt: change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 05/11] Change " Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 06/11] Change incorrect uses of "remote branch" meaning "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 07/11] Change incorrect "remote branch" to "remote tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 08/11] Use 'remote-tracking branch' in generated merge messages Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 09/11] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  7:18   ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-31 14:57     ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 10/11] user-manual: remote-tracking can be checked out, with detached HEAD Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30  4:10 ` [PATCH 11/11] git-branch.txt: mention --set-upstream as a way to change upstream configuration Matthieu Moy

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