This option defaults to never.
branch.<name>.remote::
- When in branch <name>, it tells 'git-fetch' which remote to fetch.
- If this option is not given, 'git-fetch' defaults to remote "origin".
+ When in branch <name>, it tells 'git-fetch' and 'git-push' which
+ remote to fetch from/push to. It defaults to `origin` if no remote is
+ configured. `origin` is also used if you are not on any branch.
branch.<name>.merge::
+ Defines, together with branch.<name>.remote, the upstream branch
+ for the given branch. It tells 'git-fetch'/'git-pull' which
+ branch to merge from.
When in branch <name>, it tells 'git-fetch' the default
refspec to be marked for merging in FETCH_HEAD. The value is
handled like the remote part of a refspec, and must match a
Defines the action git push should take if no refspec is given
on the command line, no refspec is configured in the remote, and
no refspec is implied by any of the options given on the command
- line.
-+
-The term `current remote` means the remote configured for the current
-branch, or `origin` if no remote is configured. `origin` is also used
-if you are not on any branch. Possible values are:
+ line. Possible values are:
+
* `nothing` do not push anything.
-* `matching` push all matching branches to the current remote.
+* `matching` push all matching branches.
All branches having the same name in both ends are considered to be
- matching. This is the current default value.
+ matching. This is the default.
* `tracking` push the current branch to the branch it is tracking.
-* `current` push the current branch to a branch of the same name on the
- current remote.
+* `current` push the current branch to a branch of the same name.
rebase.stat::
Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last