Push current Git branch with git push -u origin HEAD
If you try to do just git push
a Git branch that is new and not in the remote yet, you get this message, which suggests that you need some extra arguments:
fatal: The current branch new-branch has no upstream branch.
To push the current branch and set the remote as upstream, use
git push --set-upstream origin new-branch
That command can be shortened with -u
instead of --set-upstream
:
git push -u origin new-branch
But it’s even possible to avoid typing the branch name by replacing it by the HEAD
variable (if you are currently on that branch):
git push -u origin HEAD