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Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> writes:

> If your tree is reasonably clean (so that the implied git-checkout won't
> fail), then on 1.5.1 this Just Works
>
>         git branch --track <branch> origin/<branch>
>         git pull # as needed

At least in theory, with branch.autosetupmerge, you shouldn't
even have to say --track there.  I've never used it myself,
though.