Better default 'into' branch
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 32
- Forks
- 6
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Instead of defaulting to origin/master, default to local master's upstream branch. In 99.9% of cases, this will be master. Sometimes, though, a user might want to set their local master to some faux-master topic branch.
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name "master@{u}"
will return origin/master.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the code that chooses the default into branch and inspect how it currently uses origin/master. Try git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name "master@{u}" in a repository with an upstream configured; done means the default follows local master's upstream branch while preserving the existing behavior in the usual case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, javascript
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100