From: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
To: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Cc: "Björn Steinbrink" <B.Steinbrink@gmx.de>,
"Peter Harris" <git@peter.is-a-geek.org>,
git@vger.kernel.org, "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: Terminology question: "tracking" branches
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:43:44 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4905E1B0.8040601@xiplink.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <490030AB.8090207@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Michael J Gruber wrote:
>
> remote tracking branch: Synonymous with tracking branch. [remote is a
> noun, an object for track here]
Er, "remote" is an adjective there... :)
> [adjective to be found] branch: A local branch which is set up to pull
> or rebase automatically from a tracking branch. Used for local
> modifications to remote branches. [I'm tempted to use local tracking
> branch here, but that would just add to the confusion.]
I say there's no need for an adjective here, as this is just a plain old
branch that git-branch creates by default (right?).
What's needed is an adjective for when git-branch is given the
--no-track option (or when branch.automergesetup is false).
"Non-tracking branch" perhaps?
Marc
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-27 15:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-16 18:17 Working with remotes; cloning remote references Marc Branchaud
2008-10-16 19:20 ` Peter Harris
2008-10-16 20:29 ` Marc Branchaud
2008-10-16 20:45 ` Peter Harris
2008-10-16 22:09 ` Marc Branchaud
2008-10-17 7:33 ` Michael J Gruber
2008-10-17 14:44 ` Marc Branchaud
2008-10-17 15:08 ` Michael J Gruber
2008-10-17 19:50 ` Marc Branchaud
2008-10-20 13:22 ` Michael J Gruber
2008-10-20 16:50 ` Marc Branchaud
2008-10-21 9:49 ` Michael J Gruber
2008-10-21 15:17 ` Marc Branchaud
2008-10-22 14:59 ` Michael J Gruber
2008-10-22 16:13 ` Terminology question: "tracking" branches Björn Steinbrink
2008-10-23 8:07 ` Michael J Gruber
2008-10-27 15:43 ` Marc Branchaud [this message]
2008-10-27 16:17 ` Björn Steinbrink
2008-10-27 18:44 ` Johannes Schindelin
2008-10-27 16:28 ` Björn Steinbrink
2008-10-28 8:01 ` Björn Steinbrink
2008-10-27 19:54 ` Working with remotes; cloning remote references Marc Branchaud
2008-10-28 8:12 ` Michael J Gruber
2008-10-28 16:27 ` Marc Branchaud
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