How can I avoid having to do "git branch --set-upstream", and...

plumb_pete

I create a new branch in Git: git branch my_branch Push it: git push origin my_branch Now say someone made some changes on the server and I want to pull from origin/my_branch . I do: git pull But I get: You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you want to merge with, and 'branch.my_branch.merge' in your configuration file does not tell me, either. Please specify which branch you want to use on the command line and try again (e.g....

Originally asked by Ram Rachum on Stack Exchange (stackoverflow) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Git v2.37.1 and above If you are using the mentioned version or above you can use this new config entry to automatically setup remote tracking: git config --global push.autoSetupRemote true After that, when you do git push tracking is setup automatically. No need for git push -u origin my_branch A shortcut, which doesn't depend on remembering the syntax for git branch --set-upstream 1 is to do: git push -u origin my_branch ... the first time that you push that branch. Or, to push to the current branch from a branch of the same name (handy for an alias): git push -u origin HEAD You only need to use -u once, and that sets up the association between your branch and the one at origin in the...

Full answer by Mark Longair: https://stackoverflow.stackexchange.com/a/6089415 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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