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From: "Sverre Rabbelier" <alturin@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: get upstream branch
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 07:46:25 +0100
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On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 06:35, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> This should give "git branch -v -v it" to show the remote tracking
> branch that is merged when "git pull" without any other parameters is
> issued while on branch "it".

But won't that leave Jeff Whiteside in the same position he was
already? As he is writing a GUI having the functionality in 'git
branch' is not useful, what with it being porcelain and all.

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Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier