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`gh stack init` should start up-to-date

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
git, github, go
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start at the gh stack init command entry point and trace how it selects and prepares the source branch. Compare that flow with the up-to-date behavior described for git town hack, then run the existing CLI tests or command checks. Done means initialization reliably starts from an up-to-date source branch, with the chosen default or flag behavior covered.

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Description

feature request topic: cli - init

git town hack always ensures that when you start a new branch, you are up-to-date on the source branch first - this is extremely useful. gh stack init should either have the same behavior by default, or offer a (defaultable) flag to do the same.

Dominant language
Go
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Merged PRs (30d)
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