Re: [PATCH] Include a git-push example for creating a remote branch

On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 12:50 +0200, Wincent Colaiuta wrote:

El 6/9/2007, a las 6:44, Shawn O. Pearce escribió:

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+git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental::
+	Create the branch `experimental` in the `origin` repository
+	by copying the current `master` branch.  This form is usually
+	needed to create a new branch in the remote repository as
+	there is no `experimental` branch to match.
+

A welcome addition; I was puzzled the first time I tried this myself  
too.

Indeed, but a even better approach might be to expand the error message
with a sugestion on how to create a branch.

Kristian