Push

Push is the opposite to pull / fetch. It sends the changes to the remote.

One thing to notice is that the remote typically don't deal with conflicts.

  • Any conflicts should be resolved locally, before being pushed to the remote.

  • You can ONLY push farst-forward merges.

Do NOT alter the branch history from the remote. Otherwise, you won't be able to push it. For example, if your remote has commits A-B-C and your local ends up as A-D-C, you can't push it as it's not a fast-forward merge.

Also, don't change the commit history of the remote. Otherwise others can't push.

The typical way to push is

  • Pull first. This ensures you have the latest progress from your colleagues.

  • Make commits and extend the commit history.

  • Push.

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