On 28.10.08 12:36:28, stephane eranian wrote: > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:45 AM, Luck, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> % git checkout origin/perfmon3 > >> Note: moving to "origin/perfmon3" which isn't a local branch > >> If you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so > >> (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example: > >> git checkout -b <new_branch_name> > >> HEAD is now at f738655... perfmon: refresh documentation > > > > You have the branch checked out at this point ... just it > > is a nameless branch. As these messages say you can use the > > -b command to give it a name: > > > > $ git checkout -b corey origin/perfmon3 > > > Tony, do I have to do this on the repository, so we can name it directly?
Yes, you can name your branch perfmon3 instead of corey. origin/perfmon3 is short for refs/remotes/origin/perfmon3 (remote branch), corey would refer to refs/heads/corey, that is a local branch (see also man git-rev-parse). See also my previous mail. -Robert -- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Operating System Research Center email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ perfmon2-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perfmon2-devel
