git - 让现有的Git分支跟踪一个远程分支？(Make an existing Git branch track a remote branch?)

Question

I know how to make a new branch that tracks remote branches, but how do I make an existing branch track a remote branch?

(我知道如何创建一个跟踪远程分支的新分支，但是如何使现有分支跟踪远程分支？)

I know I can just edit the .git/config file, but it seems there should be an easier way.

(我知道我可以编辑.git/config文件，但似乎应该有一个更简单的方法。)

  ask by Pat Notz translate from so

Answer 1

Given a branch foo and a remote upstream :

(给定分支foo和远程upstream ：)

As of Git 1.8.0:

(从Git 1.8.0开始：)

git branch -u upstream/foo

Or, if local branch foo is not the current branch:

(或者，如果本地分支foo不是当前分支：)

git branch -u upstream/foo foo

Or, if you like to type longer commands, these are equivalent to the above two:

(或者，如果您想键入更长的命令，这些命令等同于以上两个：)

git branch --set-upstream-to=upstream/foo

git branch --set-upstream-to=upstream/foo foo

As of Git 1.7.0:

(从Git 1.7.0开始：)

git branch --set-upstream foo upstream/foo

Notes:

(笔记：)

• All of the above commands will cause local branch foo to track remote branch foo from remote upstream .

  (以上所有的命令都将引起局部分支foo跟踪远程分支foo从远程upstream 。)

• The old (1.7.x) syntax is deprecated in favor of the new (1.8+) syntax.

  (不推荐使用旧的（1.7.x）语法，而采用新的（1.8+）语法。)

  The new syntax is intended to be more intuitive and easier to remember.

  (新语法旨在更直观，更易于记忆。)

• Defining the upstream will fail with newly created remotes that have not been fetched.

  (使用尚未获取的新创建的遥控器定义上游将失败。)

  In that case run git fetch upstream beforehand.

  (在那种情况下，事先运行git fetch upstream 。)

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See also: Why do I need to do `--set-upstream` all the time?

(另请参阅： 为什么我需要始终执行`--set-upstream`？)