Tracking a remote branch in git
Hello everyone.
My git setup is as follows:
One local repository residing at D:\Dev\ProjectName One remote repository residing at W:\ProjectName
W is actually a removable disk.
Now, both repositories are connected through remotes. For example, git remote -v in the local repository gives:
storengo W:\ProjectName (fetch)
storengo W:\ProjectName (push)
The same command in the remote repository gives:
origin D:\Dev\ProjectName (fetch)
origin D:\Dev\ProjectName (push)
Obviously, when I am in the master branch, I can synchronize repositories between each other through git push and git pull.
Then I created a branch in the repository on the removable drive W and named it newfeature. The question is: How can I work with this branch on the local repository as well? I mean, I need the same 'relationship' between branches as in case of the master branch.
I tried the following command on the local repository (which was checked out to the master branch at that time):
git branch --track newfeature storengo/newfeature,
but received an error fatal: Not a valid object name: 'storengo/newfeature'.
With this command I was hoping to create a local branch which would be 'connected' to the same remote branch. As I've said, no luck there. Strangely, the following command works without errors:
git branch --track newfeature storengo/master.
I mean, I am able to track the master branch from the remote repository. Why can't I track some other branch as well? Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks,
Kirill
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Then I created a branch in the repository on the removable drive W and named it newfeature. The question is: How can I work with this branch on the local repository as well? I mean, I need the same 'relationship' between branches as in case of the master branch.
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I mean, I am able to track the master branch from the remote repository. Why can't I track some other branch as well? Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Have you tried doing 'git fetch'? That should get and track all new remote branches automatically.
Once you have a remote branch, if you've deleted the local branch, you can just do 'git branch LOCAL REMOTE', and that should set up a tracking branch.
If this doesn't work for you, check your git version with 'git --version'. It works for v1.6.5.2.
Good luck,
Tim.
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