Difference between `git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/ mybranch` and `git remote add upstream URL`

Asked Jan 27 '22 at 05:37

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I have a repo in my account which is not forked from anywhere. But when I tried to do git pull in one of the branches, I got this message:

There is no tracking information for the current branch.
Please specify which branch you want to merge with.
See git-pull(1) for details.

    git pull <remote> <branch>

If you wish to set tracking information for this branch you can do so with:

    git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/<branch> mybranch

Doing git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/mybranch mybranch solved the problem.
But how is this different from git remote add upstream URL?

Any suggestion gratefully received. Thanks in advance.

edited Jan 27 '22 at 05:45

asked Jan 27 '22 at 05:37

Knowledge Man

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Also related: [Why do I need to do `--set-upstream` all the time?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/6089294/2745495) and [Creating new git branch. What is the point of git remote add?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/57713710/2745495) – Gino Mempin Jan 27 '22 at 05:53
I am seeing the answers that u have mentioned – Knowledge Man Jan 27 '22 at 05:54
Now, I have some understanding of the concept. – Knowledge Man Jan 27 '22 at 06:07

Difference between `git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/ mybranch` and `git remote add upstream URL`

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