Working with forks: git-checkout(1) options -b and -t

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From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:58:47 UTC

On 08/09/2023 03:51, Warner Losh wrote:

> … Or 'git checkout -t jlduran/nanobsd-embedded-use-makefs' …


A doc tree example, now. Colour me confused.

% git -C /usr/doc remote add outpaddling 
https://github.com/outpaddling/freebsd-doc.git
% git -C /usr/doc checkout -b outpaddling-main --track outpaddling/main
fatal: 'outpaddling/main' is not a commit and a branch 
'outpaddling-main' cannot be created from it
% git -C /usr/doc checkout -b outpaddling-main --track outpaddling
fatal: 'outpaddling' is not a commit and a branch 'outpaddling-main' 
cannot be created from it
% git -C /usr/doc checkout -b outpaddling-main -t outpaddling/main
fatal: 'outpaddling/main' is not a commit and a branch 
'outpaddling-main' cannot be created from it
% git -C /usr/doc checkout -t outpaddling/main
fatal: 'outpaddling/main' is not a commit and a branch 'main' cannot be 
created from it
%

<https://github.com/outpaddling/freebsd-doc/branches> there's only one 
branch, main.