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roberto tomás
roberto tomás

Reputation: 4697

git push to a new upstream branch

I have a repo that has not been associated with the repo I would like to push it to. After vetting, we are ready to submit it for comment at work.

first, I added the upstream repo I would like to push it to:

git remote add upstream [email protected]:v3/place/projectgroup/repo

This is the first and only upstream added, as before that it has lived only on my Mac. then I try to add the upstream:

$ git branch --set-upstream-to origin/candidate/1.0
error: the requested upstream branch 'origin/candidate/1.0' does not exist
hint: 
hint: If you are planning on basing your work on an upstream
hint: branch that already exists at the remote, you may need to
hint: run "git fetch" to retrieve it.
hint: 
hint: If you are planning to push out a new local branch that
hint: will track its remote counterpart, you may want to use
hint: "git push -u" to set the upstream config as you push.
$ git push -u origin/candidate/1.0 HEAD
fatal: 'origin/candidate/1.0' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

My question is, how do I push my current branch up to a remote repo using an upstream name that does not already exist?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4019

Answers (1)

matt
matt

Reputation: 535989

Let's say you are on branch mybranch. Then you say

git push -u upstream mybranch

That means: "Take my local mybranch, push it up to the upstream remote (where it too will be called mybranch), and at the same time, give me a tracking branch that will act as a linkage between the local mybranch and the remote mybranch."

If you want the remote name to be different from the local name, use colon syntax, e.g. mybranch:remotebranch. (You might actually have to say mybranch:refs/heads/remotebranch, I'm a little confused about that.)

Upvotes: 5

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