GIT: How do I remove any configs that makes a remote branch track a local branch?

Question

What the title says. Version of git is 1.5.6.3 I've tried using git branch --track But it throws errors saying that the branches already exist. I am confused.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

If you have a branch named, e.g., "develop" and you want to "unlink" it from a similarly named branch on a remote, try this:

git config --remove-section branch.develop

This will remove the configuration from your local working copy.

Take a look at git config --list before and after this change to see the difference. You could obviously accomplish the same thing by simply editing your .git/config file, but I like to use git config instead.