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.