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Asked: 2026-06-17T23:57:08+00:00

I am using EGit 2.1.0 in eclipse juno. A user X has created and

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I am using EGit 2.1.0 in eclipse juno.

A user X has created and pushed a branch FeatureBranch. Next user Y pulls from master. Now in the Remote Tracking the FeatureBranch is visible on user Y’s machine. Now user Y want to join the work done on FeatureBranch. But the FeatureBranch is not automatically available as a local branch. So user Y first needs to create a local branch from the remote FeatureBranch (else all commits will end up being seen as detached heads).

Why does user Y have to manually create a local branch from the remote branch before being able to commmit/push on it?

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  1. Editorial Team

    That’s just how git works. Remote branches are read-only. If you want to automate the git checkout --track or whatever it is you want to do, you could certainly script it.

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