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git-push(1)
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===========
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NAME
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----
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git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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[verse]
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'git push' [--all | --mirror | --tags] [-n | --dry-run] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
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[--repo=<repository>] [-f | --force] [-v | --verbose]
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[<repository> <refspec>...]
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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Updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects
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necessary to complete the given refs.
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You can make interesting things happen to a repository
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every time you push into it, by setting up 'hooks' there. See
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documentation for linkgit:git-receive-pack[1].
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OPTIONS[[OPTIONS]]
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------------------
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<repository>::
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The "remote" repository that is destination of a push
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operation. This parameter can be either a URL
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(see the section <<URLS,GIT URLS>> below) or the name
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of a remote (see the section <<REMOTES,REMOTES>> below).
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<refspec>...::
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The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus
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`{plus}`, followed by the source ref <src>, followed
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by a colon `:`, followed by the destination ref <dst>.
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It is used to specify with what <src> object the <dst> ref
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in the remote repository is to be updated.
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The <src> is often the name of the branch you would want to push, but
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it can be any arbitrary "SHA-1 expression", such as `master~4` or
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`HEAD` (see linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]).
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The <dst> tells which ref on the remote side is updated with this
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push. Arbitrary expressions cannot be used here, an actual ref must
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be named. If `:`<dst> is omitted, the same ref as <src> will be
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updated.
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The object referenced by <src> is used to update the <dst> reference
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on the remote side, but by default this is only allowed if the
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update can fast-forward <dst>. By having the optional leading `{plus}`,
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you can tell git to update the <dst> ref even when the update is not a
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fast-forward. This does *not* attempt to merge <src> into <dst>. See
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EXAMPLES below for details.
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`tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
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+
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Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
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the remote repository.
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+
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The special refspec `:` (or `{plus}:` to allow non-fast-forward updates)
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directs git to push "matching" branches: for every branch that exists on
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the local side, the remote side is updated if a branch of the same name
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already exists on the remote side. This is the default operation mode
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if no explicit refspec is found (that is neither on the command line
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nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below).
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--all::
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Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
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refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` be pushed.
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--mirror::
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Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
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refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/` (which includes but is not
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limited to `refs/heads/`, `refs/remotes/`, and `refs/tags/`)
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be mirrored to the remote repository. Newly created local
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refs will be pushed to the remote end, locally updated refs
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will be force updated on the remote end, and deleted refs
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will be removed from the remote end. This is the default
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if the configuration option `remote.<remote>.mirror` is
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set.
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-n::
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--dry-run::
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Do everything except actually send the updates.
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--porcelain::
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Produce machine-readable output. The output status line for each ref
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will be tab-separated and sent to stdout instead of stderr. The full
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symbolic names of the refs will be given.
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--tags::
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All refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` are pushed, in
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addition to refspecs explicitly listed on the command
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line.
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--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>::
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--exec=<git-receive-pack>::
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Path to the 'git-receive-pack' program on the remote
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end. Sometimes useful when pushing to a remote
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repository over ssh, and you do not have the program in
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a directory on the default $PATH.
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-f::
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--force::
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Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is
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not an ancestor of the local ref used to overwrite it.
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This flag disables the check. This can cause the
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remote repository to lose commits; use it with care.
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--repo=<repository>::
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This option is only relevant if no <repository> argument is
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passed in the invocation. In this case, 'git-push' derives the
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remote name from the current branch: If it tracks a remote
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branch, then that remote repository is pushed to. Otherwise,
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the name "origin" is used. For this latter case, this option
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can be used to override the name "origin". In other words,
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the difference between these two commands
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--------------------------
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git push public #1
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git push --repo=public #2
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--------------------------
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is that #1 always pushes to "public" whereas #2 pushes to "public"
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only if the current branch does not track a remote branch. This is
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useful if you write an alias or script around 'git-push'.
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--thin::
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--no-thin::
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These options are passed to 'git-send-pack'. Thin
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transfer spends extra cycles to minimize the number of
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objects to be sent and meant to be used on slower connection.
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-v::
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--verbose::
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Run verbosely.
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-q::
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--quiet::
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Suppress all output, including the listing of updated refs,
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unless an error occurs.
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include::urls-remotes.txt[]
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OUTPUT
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------
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The output of "git push" depends on the transport method used; this
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section describes the output when pushing over the git protocol (either
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locally or via ssh).
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The status of the push is output in tabular form, with each line
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representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
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-------------------------------
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<flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> (<reason>)
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-------------------------------
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If --porcelain is used, then each line of the output is of the form:
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<flag> \t <from>:<to> \t <summary> (<reason>)
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-------------------------------
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The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if --porcelain or --verbose
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option is used.
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flag::
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A single character indicating the status of the ref:
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(space);; for a successfully pushed fast-forward;
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`{plus}`;; for a successful forced update;
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`-`;; for a successfully deleted ref;
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`*`;; for a successfully pushed new ref;
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`!`;; for a ref that was rejected or failed to push; and
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`=`;; for a ref that was up to date and did not need pushing.
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summary::
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For a successfully pushed ref, the summary shows the old and new
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values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to
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`git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and
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`<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates). For a
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failed update, more details are given for the failure.
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The string `rejected` indicates that git did not try to send the
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ref at all (typically because it is not a fast-forward). The
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string `remote rejected` indicates that the remote end refused
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the update; this rejection is typically caused by a hook on the
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remote side. The string `remote failure` indicates that the
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remote end did not report the successful update of the ref
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(perhaps because of a temporary error on the remote side, a
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break in the network connection, or other transient error).
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from::
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The name of the local ref being pushed, minus its
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`refs/<type>/` prefix. In the case of deletion, the
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name of the local ref is omitted.
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to::
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The name of the remote ref being updated, minus its
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`refs/<type>/` prefix.
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reason::
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A human-readable explanation. In the case of successfully pushed
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refs, no explanation is needed. For a failed ref, the reason for
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failure is described.
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Note about fast-forwards
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When an update changes a branch (or more in general, a ref) that used to
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point at commit A to point at another commit B, it is called a
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fast-forward update if and only if B is a descendant of A.
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In a fast-forward update from A to B, the set of commits that the original
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commit A built on top of is a subset of the commits the new commit B
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builds on top of. Hence, it does not lose any history.
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In contrast, a non-fast-forward update will lose history. For example,
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suppose you and somebody else started at the same commit X, and you built
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a history leading to commit B while the other person built a history
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leading to commit A. The history looks like this:
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B
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/
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---X---A
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Further suppose that the other person already pushed changes leading to A
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back to the original repository you two obtained the original commit X.
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The push done by the other person updated the branch that used to point at
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commit X to point at commit A. It is a fast-forward.
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But if you try to push, you will attempt to update the branch (that
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now points at A) with commit B. This does _not_ fast-forward. If you did
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so, the changes introduced by commit A will be lost, because everybody
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will now start building on top of B.
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The command by default does not allow an update that is not a fast-forward
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to prevent such loss of history.
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If you do not want to lose your work (history from X to B) nor the work by
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the other person (history from X to A), you would need to first fetch the
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history from the repository, create a history that contains changes done
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by both parties, and push the result back.
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You can perform "git pull", resolve potential conflicts, and "git push"
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the result. A "git pull" will create a merge commit C between commits A
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and B.
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B---C
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/ /
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---X---A
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Updating A with the resulting merge commit will fast-forward and your
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push will be accepted.
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Alternatively, you can rebase your change between X and B on top of A,
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with "git pull --rebase", and push the result back. The rebase will
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create a new commit D that builds the change between X and B on top of
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A.
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B D
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/ /
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---X---A
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Again, updating A with this commit will fast-forward and your push will be
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accepted.
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There is another common situation where you may encounter non-fast-forward
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rejection when you try to push, and it is possible even when you are
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pushing into a repository nobody else pushes into. After you push commit
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A yourself (in the first picture in this section), replace it with "git
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commit --amend" to produce commit B, and you try to push it out, because
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forgot that you have pushed A out already. In such a case, and only if
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you are certain that nobody in the meantime fetched your earlier commit A
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(and started building on top of it), you can run "git push --force" to
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overwrite it. In other words, "git push --force" is a method reserved for
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a case where you do mean to lose history.
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Examples
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--------
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git push::
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Works like `git push <remote>`, where <remote> is the
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current branch's remote (or `origin`, if no remote is
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configured for the current branch).
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git push origin::
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Without additional configuration, works like
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`git push origin :`.
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The default behavior of this command when no <refspec> is given can be
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configured by setting the `push` option of the remote.
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For example, to default to pushing only the current branch to `origin`
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use `git config remote.origin.push HEAD`. Any valid <refspec> (like
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the ones in the examples below) can be configured as the default for
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`git push origin`.
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git push origin :::
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Push "matching" branches to `origin`. See
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<refspec> in the <<OPTIONS,OPTIONS>> section above for a
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description of "matching" branches.
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git push origin master::
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Find a ref that matches `master` in the source repository
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(most likely, it would find `refs/heads/master`), and update
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the same ref (e.g. `refs/heads/master`) in `origin` repository
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with it. If `master` did not exist remotely, it would be
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created.
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git push origin HEAD::
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A handy way to push the current branch to the same name on the
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remote.
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git push origin master:satellite/master dev:satellite/dev::
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Use the source ref that matches `master` (e.g. `refs/heads/master`)
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to update the ref that matches `satellite/master` (most probably
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`refs/remotes/satellite/master`) in the `origin` repository, then
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do the same for `dev` and `satellite/dev`.
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git push origin HEAD:master::
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Push the current branch to the remote ref matching `master` in the
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`origin` repository. This form is convenient to push the current
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branch without thinking about its local name.
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git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental::
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Create the branch `experimental` in the `origin` repository
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by copying the current `master` branch. This form is only
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needed to create a new branch or tag in the remote repository when
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the local name and the remote name are different; otherwise,
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the ref name on its own will work.
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git push origin :experimental::
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Find a ref that matches `experimental` in the `origin` repository
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(e.g. `refs/heads/experimental`), and delete it.
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git push origin {plus}dev:master::
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Update the origin repository's master branch with the dev branch,
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allowing non-fast-forward updates. *This can leave unreferenced
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commits dangling in the origin repository.* Consider the
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following situation, where a fast-forward is not possible:
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o---o---o---A---B origin/master
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X---Y---Z dev
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----
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The above command would change the origin repository to
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A---B (unnamed branch)
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/
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o---o---o---X---Y---Z master
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----
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Commits A and B would no longer belong to a branch with a symbolic name,
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and so would be unreachable. As such, these commits would be removed by
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a `git gc` command on the origin repository.
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Author
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------
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Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>, later rewritten in C
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by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Documentation
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--------------
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Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
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GIT
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---
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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