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From: Paolo Bonzini <paolo.bonzini@lu.unisi.ch>
Subject: Re: defaults for where to merge from
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:30:39 +0100
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>>    git checkout -b branchname remote/upstreambranch
>>    git config --add branch.branchname.remote remote
>>    git config --add branch.branchname.merge refs/heads/upstreambranch
>>
>> Is there a reason why "git branch" and "git checkout -b" should not
>> automatically do the two "git-config --add"s when the source branch is
>> remote?
> 
> I can see why that would be handy, but I often make short lived branches off a 
> remote; and I wouldn't want my config cluttered up with branch defintions.

So, is there a reason why the config not could be cleared out by branch -d?

(The "is there a reason" has the same meaning: it seems obvious to me, 
but I surely miss a lot of usecases because of inexperience).

Paolo