Re: [PATCH] Add push --set-upstream

Matthieu Moy [off-list ref] writes:

Ilari Liusvaara [off-list ref] writes:

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+-u::
+--set-upstream::
+	For every branch that is up to date or successfully pushed, add
+	upstream (tracking) reference for argument-less git pull.

Not just argument-less git pull. git status is also impacted for
example. Actually, we already have documentation for it in git-branch
(--track option), and git-config (branch.<name>.merge configuration
variable), so you should add a pointer to one of them.

How about

--set-upstream::
	For every branch that is up to date or successfully pushed, add
	upstream (tracking) reference, used by argument-less
	linkgit:git-pull[1] and other commands. For more information,
	see 'branch.<name>.merge' in linkgit:git-config[1].

Yeah, if we talked only about the configuration variable it wouldn't help
users, but this description is reayy good.

Or the --track option of branch and checkout should be renamed as
--set-upstream, but that seems a lot of trouble for little benefit.

It might make sense to do so in the longer term UI clean-up, but I think
that is largely an independent topic.  By not introducing new places the
confusing --track is used, we are at least not making things worse.