Set remote tracking branch

Set the upstream configuration for a given local branch

Usage

branch_set_upstream(branch = NULL, name)

Arguments

branch

The branch to configure

name

remote-tracking or local branch to set as upstream. Pass NULL to unset.

Value

invisible NULL

Examples

if (FALSE) {
## Initialize two temporary repositories
path_bare <- tempfile(pattern="git2r-")
path_repo <- tempfile(pattern="git2r-")
dir.create(path_bare)
dir.create(path_repo)
repo_bare <- init(path_bare, bare = TRUE)
repo <- clone(path_bare, path_repo)

## Config user and commit a file
config(repo, user.name = "Alice", user.email = "alice@example.org")

## Write to a file and commit
lines <- "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do"
writeLines(lines, file.path(path_repo, "example.txt"))
add(repo, "example.txt")
commit(repo, "First commit message")

## Push commits from repository to bare repository
## Adds an upstream tracking branch to branch 'master'
push(repo, "origin", "refs/heads/master")

## Unset remote remote tracking branch
branch_get_upstream(repository_head(repo))
branch_set_upstream(repository_head(repo), NULL)
branch_get_upstream(repository_head(repo))

## Set remote tracking branch
branch_set_upstream(repository_head(repo), "origin/master")
branch_get_upstream(repository_head(repo))
}