git push
git push: push changes to a remote repository.
The git push command is used to upload local repository content to a remote repository. It's how you transfer commits from your local repository to a remote repo. It's the counterpart to git fetch, but whereas fetching imports commits to local branches, pushing exports commits to remote branches.
Pushing has the potential to overwrite changes, so you need to be careful when you use it. These changes are pushed to the remote repository, potentially affecting other collaborators working on the same project.
When you push changes, you are updating the remote branch with your local changes. If someone else has pushed to the same branch in the meantime, Git will refuse the push and tell you to pull the remote changes first. This prevents you from accidentally overwriting someone else's work.
Pushing is the way you share your commits with other people and is a crucial part of collaborative development with Git. It allows everyone to see your work and enables them to incorporate your changes into their own repositories.
Examples
Let's say you've made some changes to your local repository, and you want to share these changes with your team. Here's how you would do it.
After committing your changes locally, push the new commits in your local branch named main to the same branch on the remote repository named origin:
git push origin mainIf the branch doesn't exist, use the -u option (short for --set-upstream) to create it:
git push -u origin new-featurePush all local branches to their corresponding remote branches:
git push --allForce push, overwriting the remote branch with your local changes:
This action is DANGEROUS and should be used with maximum caution, because it can overwrite other people's work.
In normal circumstances, you should instead pull the remote changes first, rebase your own changes on top of the updates, while resolving any conflicts. Then you will be able to push your changes without using force.
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