doc: documentation update for the branch track changes

Documents the branch.autosetupmerge=always setting and usage of --track
when branching from a local branch.

Signed-off-by: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 877eda960d5964b4c036433899977cf47f17846b..f5994bd4a7b5ec7548c06f87cf937ef8b0d439bb 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -330,10 +330,14 @@ apply.whitespace::
 
 branch.autosetupmerge::
        Tells `git-branch` and `git-checkout` to setup new branches
-       so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that
-       remote branch.  Note that even if this option is not set,
+       so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from the
+       starting point branch. Note that even if this option is not set,
        this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
-       and `--no-track` options.  This option defaults to false.
+       and `--no-track` options. The valid settings are: `false` -- no
+       automatic setup is done; `true` -- automatic setup is done when the
+       starting point is a remote branch; `always` -- automatic setup is
+       done when the starting point is either a local branch or remote
+       branch. This option defaults to true.
 
 branch.<name>.remote::
        When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch.

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index f920c04cc01e1d8a8675876adcb747f91ed86f30..6f07a17a2c310a67f23034c520ab10670407c006 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -34,12 +34,11 @@ Note that this will create the new branch, but it will not switch the
 working tree to it; use "git checkout <newbranch>" to switch to the
 new branch.
 
-When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git can setup the
-branch so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that
-remote branch.  If this behavior is desired, it is possible to make it
-the default using the global `branch.autosetupmerge` configuration
-flag.  Otherwise, it can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
-and `--no-track` options.
+When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git sets up the
+branch so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from
+the remote branch. This behavior may be changed via the global
+`branch.autosetupmerge` configuration flag. That setting can be
+overridden by using the `--track` and `--no-track` options.
 
 With a '-m' or '-M' option, <oldbranch> will be renamed to <newbranch>.
 If <oldbranch> had a corresponding reflog, it is renamed to match
@@ -105,19 +104,19 @@ OPTIONS
        Display the full sha1s in output listing rather than abbreviating them.
 
 --track::
-       Set up configuration so that git-pull will automatically
-       retrieve data from the remote branch.  Use this if you always
-       pull from the same remote branch into the new branch, or if you
-       don't want to use "git pull <repository> <refspec>" explicitly.  Set the
-       branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to true if you
-       want git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if
-       '--track' were given.
+       When creating a new branch, set up configuration so that git-pull
+       will automatically retrieve data from the start point, which must be
+       a branch. Use this if you always pull from the same upstream branch
+       into the new branch, and if you don't want to use "git pull
+       <repository> <refspec>" explicitly. This behavior is the default
+       when the start point is a remote branch. Set the
+       branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to `false` if you want
+       git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if '--no-track' were
+       given. Set it to `always` if you want this behavior when the
+       start-point is either a local or remote branch.
 
 --no-track::
-       When a branch is created off a remote branch,
-       set up configuration so that git-pull will not retrieve data
-       from the remote branch, ignoring the branch.autosetupmerge
-       configuration variable.
+       Ignore the branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable.
 
 <branchname>::
        The name of the branch to create or delete.

diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 584359ff3fdc4167b4af404ab92d34d3a057033c..4014e7256d48262c97a38a543415d5a53f5407b9 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -48,20 +48,19 @@ OPTIONS
        may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
 
 --track::
-       When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch,
-       set up configuration so that git-pull will automatically
-       retrieve data from the remote branch.  Use this if you always
-       pull from the same remote branch into the new branch, or if you
-       don't want to use "git pull <repository> <refspec>" explicitly.  Set the
-       branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to true if you
-       want git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if
-       '--track' were given.
+       When creating a new branch, set up configuration so that git-pull
+       will automatically retrieve data from the start point, which must be
+       a branch. Use this if you always pull from the same upstream branch
+       into the new branch, and if you don't want to use "git pull
+       <repository> <refspec>" explicitly. This behavior is the default
+       when the start point is a remote branch. Set the
+       branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to `false` if you want
+       git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if '--no-track' were
+       given. Set it to `always` if you want this behavior when the
+       start-point is either a local or remote branch.
 
 --no-track::
-       When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch,
-       set up configuration so that git-pull will not retrieve data
-       from the remote branch, ignoring the branch.autosetupmerge
-       configuration variable.
+       Ignore the branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable.
 
 -l::
        Create the new branch's reflog.  This activates recording of