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May 23, 2013 17:16
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Checking out an existing git branch and not getting a "merge commit" when pulling.
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| # Get a list of existing remote branches | |
| git fetch origin | |
| # Checkout the branch from that branch | |
| git checkout -b branch_name origin/branch_name | |
| git pull origin branch_name | |
| git push origin branch_name # yields 'Everything up-to-date' |
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