How to push new branch to remote repository with tracking option

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I am working on a local branch (feature1) created from mainline branch. I would like to push this local branch to remote repository. How to achieve this in git along with tracking option.

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 13 '16 at 06:11

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Push with the -u option:

git push -u origin <branch>

-u, short for --set-upstream, that is set the upstream in origin to the <branch> name. If you omit the branch name, the local branch name is used instead. Full story on Git's documentation.

edited Sep 13 '16 at 06:11

Eric Platon

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answered Sep 13 '16 at 05:55

Dave Grabowski

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That’s assuming “origin” is the name of the OPs remote… – Raphael Schweikert Sep 13 '16 at 06:10

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 13 '16 at 06:04

You would have created a feature branch from mainstream branch by

git checkout -b <branch>

So you can push this local branch to server by using below command. -u option is to set the upstream for your branch.

git push -u origin <branch>

This will push the local branch to remote.

Going forward, keep on add/edit the files in this branch and commit

git add <file>
git commit -m "message to commit"

then just push your changes, without -u option.

git push origin <branch>

After the initial use of `-u`, a simple `git push` would suffice (without the `«remotename» «branchname»` suffix). — Raphael Schweikert, Sep 13 '16 at 06:11

How to push new branch to remote repository with tracking option

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