git branch --set-upstream-to <remote-branch>
# example
git branch --set-upstream-to origin feature-branch
# show up which remote branch a local branch is tracking
git branch -vv
sets the default remote branch for the current local branch.
Any future git pull
command (with the current local branch checked-out), will attempt to bring in commits from the <remote-branch>
into the current local branch.
One way to avoid having to explicitly do --set-upstream
is to use the shorthand flag -u
along with the very first git push
as follows
git push -u origin local-branch