6 git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects
12 'git push' [--all | --mirror] [--dry-run] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
13 [--repo=<repository>] [-f | --force] [-v | --verbose]
14 [<repository> <refspec>...]
19 Updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects
20 necessary to complete the given refs.
22 You can make interesting things happen to a repository
23 every time you push into it, by setting up 'hooks' there. See
24 documentation for linkgit:git-receive-pack[1].
30 The "remote" repository that is destination of a push
31 operation. See the section <<URLS,GIT URLS>> below.
34 The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is
35 `+?<src>:<dst>`; that is, an optional plus `{plus}`, followed
36 by the source ref, followed by a colon `:`, followed by
39 The <src> side represents the source branch (or arbitrary
40 "SHA1 expression", such as `master~4` (four parents before the
41 tip of `master` branch); see linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]) that you
42 want to push. The <dst> side represents the destination location.
44 The local ref that matches <src> is used
45 to fast forward the remote ref that matches <dst> (or, if no <dst> was
46 specified, the same ref that <src> referred to locally). If
47 the optional leading plus `+` is used, the remote ref is updated
48 even if it does not result in a fast forward update.
50 `tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
52 A parameter <ref> without a colon pushes the <ref> from the source
53 repository to the destination repository under the same name.
55 Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
56 the remote repository.
58 The special refspec `:` (or `+:` to allow non-fast forward updates)
59 directs git to push "matching" heads: for every head that exists on
60 the local side, the remote side is updated if a head of the same name
61 already exists on the remote side. This is the default operation mode
62 if no explicit refspec is found (that is neither on the command line
63 nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below).
66 Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
67 refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` be pushed.
70 Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
71 refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/` (which includes but is not
72 limited to `refs/heads/`, `refs/remotes/`, and `refs/tags/`)
73 be mirrored to the remote repository. Newly created local
74 refs will be pushed to the remote end, locally updated refs
75 will be force updated on the remote end, and deleted refs
76 will be removed from the remote end. This is the default
77 if the configuration option `remote.<remote>.mirror` is
81 Do everything except actually send the updates.
84 All refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` are pushed, in
85 addition to refspecs explicitly listed on the command
88 --receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>::
89 Path to the 'git-receive-pack' program on the remote
90 end. Sometimes useful when pushing to a remote
91 repository over ssh, and you do not have the program in
92 a directory on the default $PATH.
94 --exec=<git-receive-pack>::
95 Same as \--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>.
99 Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is
100 not an ancestor of the local ref used to overwrite it.
101 This flag disables the check. This can cause the
102 remote repository to lose commits; use it with care.
104 --repo=<repository>::
105 This option is only relevant if no <repository> argument is
106 passed in the invocation. In this case, 'git-push' derives the
107 remote name from the current branch: If it tracks a remote
108 branch, then that remote repository is pushed to. Otherwise,
109 the name "origin" is used. For this latter case, this option
110 can be used to override the name "origin". In other words,
111 the difference between these two commands
113 --------------------------
115 git push --repo=public #2
116 --------------------------
118 is that #1 always pushes to "public" whereas #2 pushes to "public"
119 only if the current branch does not track a remote branch. This is
120 useful if you write an alias or script around 'git-push'.
124 These options are passed to 'git-send-pack'. Thin
125 transfer spends extra cycles to minimize the number of
126 objects to be sent and meant to be used on slower connection.
132 include::urls-remotes.txt[]
137 The output of "git push" depends on the transport method used; this
138 section describes the output when pushing over the git protocol (either
141 The status of the push is output in tabular form, with each line
142 representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
144 -------------------------------
145 <flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> (<reason>)
146 -------------------------------
149 A single character indicating the status of the ref. This is
150 blank for a successfully pushed ref, `!` for a ref that was
151 rejected or failed to push, and '=' for a ref that was up to
152 date and did not need pushing (note that the status of up to
153 date refs is shown only when `git push` is running verbosely).
156 For a successfully pushed ref, the summary shows the old and new
157 values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to
158 `git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and
159 `<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast forward updates). For a
160 failed update, more details are given for the failure.
161 The string `rejected` indicates that git did not try to send the
162 ref at all (typically because it is not a fast forward). The
163 string `remote rejected` indicates that the remote end refused
164 the update; this rejection is typically caused by a hook on the
165 remote side. The string `remote failure` indicates that the
166 remote end did not report the successful update of the ref
167 (perhaps because of a temporary error on the remote side, a
168 break in the network connection, or other transient error).
171 The name of the local ref being pushed, minus its
172 `refs/<type>/` prefix. In the case of deletion, the
173 name of the local ref is omitted.
176 The name of the remote ref being updated, minus its
177 `refs/<type>/` prefix.
180 A human-readable explanation. In the case of successfully pushed
181 refs, no explanation is needed. For a failed ref, the reason for
182 failure is described.
187 git push origin master::
188 Find a ref that matches `master` in the source repository
189 (most likely, it would find `refs/heads/master`), and update
190 the same ref (e.g. `refs/heads/master`) in `origin` repository
191 with it. If `master` did not exist remotely, it would be
194 git push origin :experimental::
195 Find a ref that matches `experimental` in the `origin` repository
196 (e.g. `refs/heads/experimental`), and delete it.
198 git push origin master:satellite/master dev:satellite/dev::
199 Use the source ref that matches `master` (e.g. `refs/heads/master`)
200 to update the ref that matches `satellite/master` (most probably
201 `refs/remotes/satellite/master`) in the `origin` repository, then
202 do the same for `dev` and `satellite/dev`.
204 git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental::
205 Create the branch `experimental` in the `origin` repository
206 by copying the current `master` branch. This form is only
207 needed to create a new branch or tag in the remote repository when
208 the local name and the remote name are different; otherwise,
209 the ref name on its own will work.
213 Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>, later rewritten in C
214 by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
218 Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
222 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite