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FrodmanG
FrodmanG

Reputation: 672

How do I block pushing --upstream to remote master branch

I'm aware of the git config:

git config branch.master.pushRemote no_push

Which has saved me a number of time from accidentally pushing to master remote branch, but a couple of times this hasn't worked, and I couldn't understand why, until today, I realised that if I push but set upstream... Well it pushes to the origin, which isn't great.

git push --set-upstream origin {git_current_branch} <-- I have this as alias gpsup hence it's an easy mistake to make.

How can I disable pushing to the remote branch even if I accidentally use the --set-upstream flag?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1178

Answers (1)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1324168

How can I disable pushing toe the remote branch even if I accidentally use the --set-upstream flag?

You need to configure the remote side.
On GitHub, as commented, that would be using a branch protection rule.
But other remote Git repository hosting services (Bitbucket, GitLab, ...) have their own version of that too.

The point is: a git config solution is local to your workstation, and (as you have seen) might not be 100% reliable.
A remote-side solution is easier to setup and to enforce (not just from your workstation, but for everyone, from anywhere).

Upvotes: 2

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