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Modify the alias to allow specifying a remote

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Now the alias should be used as:

    git mr upstream 5

To check out a MR number 5 from the upstream remote, into a `mr-upstream-5`
local branch.

Also clarify that the `5` in the merge request is the number shown in GitLab.
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Ondřej Čertík 2016-08-23 13:05:34 -06:00
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doc/workflow/merge_requests.md
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@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ Add the following alias to your `~/.gitconfig`:
```
[alias]
mr = !sh -c 'git fetch origin merge-requests/$1/head:mr-$1 && git checkout mr-$1' -
mr = !sh -c 'git fetch $1 merge-requests/$2/head:mr-$1-$2 && git checkout mr-$1-$2' -
```
Now you can check out a particular merge request from any repository (it will use the `origin` remote) by:
Now you can check out a particular merge request from any repository and any remote, e.g. to check out a merge request number 5 as shown in GitLab from the `upstream` remote, do:
```
$ git mr 5
$ git mr upstream 5
```
This will fetch the merge request into a local `mr-5` branch and check it out.
This will fetch the merge request into a local `mr-upstream-5` branch and check it out.
### By modifying `.git/config` for a given repository