[RFC] git subcommand to check if branch is up-to-date with upstream

[RFC] git subcommand to check if branch is up-to-date with upstream

[Sidhant Sharma]

Hi,
I was wondering if it would be a good idea to have a command to check if a
push or pull is required. Perhaps it can also suggest if changes are
fast-forward or the branches (local and remote) have diverged.
The reason I feel the need of such a command is when I need to check if my
branch is up-to-date with the remote, and when I need to know if my local
has diverged. Currently I use a script based on this stackoverflow answer[1]
Not an extremely useful tool, but I thought it'll be good to have it.

Warm regards,
Sidhant Sharma


[1] http://stackoverflow.com/a/3278427/5211579

Re: [RFC] git subcommand to check if branch is up-to-date with upstream

[Junio C Hamano]

Sidhant Sharma <tigerkid001@gmail.com> writes:

> I was wondering if it would be a good idea to have a command to check if a
> push or pull is required. Perhaps it can also suggest if changes are
> fast-forward or the branches (local and remote) have diverged.

Doesn't "branch -v" give that information these days?  You'd need to
"fetch" first to get the up-to-date worldview before running it, of
course.

Re: [RFC] git subcommand to check if branch is up-to-date with upstream

[Jakub Narębski]

W dniu 2016-07-25 o 18:58, Junio C Hamano pisze:
> Sidhant Sharma <tigerkid001@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> I was wondering if it would be a good idea to have a command to check if a
>> push or pull is required. Perhaps it can also suggest if changes are
>> fast-forward or the branches (local and remote) have diverged.
> 
> Doesn't "branch -v" give that information these days?  You'd need to
> "fetch" first to get the up-to-date worldview before running it, of
> course.

You need "branch -v -v". For current branch, you can simply run "git checkout".
All this is the information for end user, not scripts.

$ git branch -v -v
* gitweb-docs   4ebf58d [origin/master: ahead 1] gitweb(1): Document query parameters
  master        08bb350 [origin/master] Sixth batch of topics for 2.10

$ git checkout
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 1 commit.
  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)

-- 
Jakub Narębski

Re: [RFC] git subcommand to check if branch is up-to-date with upstream

[Sidhant Sharma]

On Monday 25 July 2016 11:03 PM, Jakub Narębski wrote:
> W dniu 2016-07-25 o 18:58, Junio C Hamano pisze:
>> Sidhant Sharma <tigerkid001@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> I was wondering if it would be a good idea to have a command to check if a
>>> push or pull is required. Perhaps it can also suggest if changes are
>>> fast-forward or the branches (local and remote) have diverged.
>> Doesn't "branch -v" give that information these days?  You'd need to
>> "fetch" first to get the up-to-date worldview before running it, of
>> course.
> You need "branch -v -v". For current branch, you can simply run "git checkout".
> All this is the information for end user, not scripts.
>
> $ git branch -v -v
> * gitweb-docs   4ebf58d [origin/master: ahead 1] gitweb(1): Document query parameters
>   master        08bb350 [origin/master] Sixth batch of topics for 2.10
>
> $ git checkout
> Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 1 commit.
>   (use "git push" to publish your local commits)
>
Nice, didn't know that one. Thanks for the tip.

Regards,
Sidhant Sharma