overridden by `branch.<name>.pushremote`. If no remote is
configured, or if you are not on any branch, it defaults to
`origin` for fetching and `remote.pushdefault` for pushing.
+ Additionally, `.` (a period) is the current local repository
+ (a dot-repository), see `branch.<name>.merge`'s final note below.
branch.<name>.pushremote::
When on branch <name>, it overrides `branch.<name>.remote` for
Specify multiple values to get an octopus merge.
If you wish to setup 'git pull' so that it merges into <name> from
another branch in the local repository, you can point
- branch.<name>.merge to the desired branch, and use the special setting
- `.` (a period) for branch.<name>.remote.
+ branch.<name>.merge to the desired branch, and use the relative path
+ setting `.` (a period) for branch.<name>.remote.
branch.<name>.mergeoptions::
Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and
remote.<name>.prune::
When set to true, fetching from this remote by default will also
- remove any remote-tracking branches which no longer exist on the
- remote (as if the `--prune` option was give on the command line).
+ remove any remote-tracking references that no longer exist on the
+ remote (as if the `--prune` option was given on the command line).
Overrides `fetch.prune` settings, if any.
remotes.<group>::