Adding a new option to git-push: --(no-)create-branch

Adding a new option to git-push: --(no-)create-branch

[Rob Hoelz]

Hello Git developers and users,

When I use Git, I tend to specify my branches explicitly.  For example:

git push origin master:master

However, I will often make a typo like this:

git push origin master:msater

I was thinking that it would be nice for git to support a new 
option/config value: --no-create-branch (push.createbranch).  This 
configuration variable
would forbid git from creating new remote branches, unless overriden 
with --create-branch.

Does anyone think this would be worth implementing?  I'd like to take 
the pulse of the community before I start making any modifications.

Thanks,
Rob Hoelz

Re: Adding a new option to git-push: --(no-)create-branch

[Junio C Hamano]

Rob Hoelz <rob@hoelz.ro> writes:

> However, I will often make a typo like this:
>
> git push origin master:msater

Why isn't "git push origin master" explicit enough?

Re: Adding a new option to git-push: --(no-)create-branch

[Rob Hoelz]

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I suppose it would be...I may just need to retrain my fingers! =)

On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:46:53 -0700
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

> Rob Hoelz <rob@hoelz.ro> writes:
> 
> > However, I will often make a typo like this:
> >
> > git push origin master:msater
> 
> Why isn't "git push origin master" explicit enough?
> 


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