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From: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/10] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:13:34 +0200
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In-Reply-To: <AANLkTiky=FiLX=FQL5V66FW_t4yeHjAxE_JJyovTTw5u@mail.gmail.com> (Jay Soffian's message of "Tue\, 26 Oct 2010 02\:07\:08 -0400")
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Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:08 AM, Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> =
wrote:
>> =A0You cannot check out these remote-tracking branches, but you can
>> =A0examine them on a branch of your own, just as you would a tag:
>
> Suggestion: "You do not commit directly to remote-tracking branches,
> but you can examine them or create a branch from them, just as you
> would a tag:"

There was already a patch by Jonathan to fix that. I've integrated it
in my patch serie, it will be in the next resend.

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Matthieu Moy
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