New branch track upstream is the same as the branch that did the checkout from about lazygit HOT 6 CLOSED

Fixed by #3712.

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You can unset the upstream from the menu under u.

The default behavior is that the local branch tracks the upstream, which is nifty for most use cases.

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I was able to change the upstream, but in my case makes more sense to not set the upstream. I want to make a task based on a teammate's change without changing his branch.

Is that a way to change this default behavior locally?

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I think I would be fine with changing the n command to not automatically track the remote branch. I find it unlikely that people want to create a branch with a different name that still tracks the remote branch; and for creating a branch with the same name that tracks the remote branch, they can use space instead.

@gabriGutiz In the meantime, a workaround is to hit enter on the remote branch to see its commits, and then hit n on the head commit; this will create a local branch that doesn't track anything.

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Thanks, @stefanhaller! I'll use this workaround so on.

Just adding that I agree with what you said, It's a little annoying that I have to delete the upstream to not make a mess by mistake or do what you described!

Thanks for the attention!!

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I think I would be fine with changing the n command to not automatically track the remote branch. I find it unlikely that people want to create a branch with a different name that still tracks the remote branch; and for creating a branch with the same name that tracks the remote branch, they can use space instead.

I agree

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