Hi,

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:

quoted text
> Why isn't
>   git checkout -b myb otherb
>   git pull . thirdb
> 
> the same as
>   git checkout -b myb otherb
>   git pull . thirdb:myb

You have to understand that "thirdb:myb" means "fetch the branch thirdb 
and _store_ it as myb (if it fast forwards)".

So, it makes no sense at all to use the "remote:local" syntax with pull.

Hth,
Dscho

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