RE: git push doesn't use local branch name as default
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> Hi all,
>
> at https://git-scm.com/docs/git-push#_description it says:
>
> > When neither the command-line nor the configuration specify what to
> > push, the default behavior is used, which corresponds to the simple
> > value for push.default: the current branch is pushed to the
> > corresponding upstream branch, but as a safety measure, the push is
> > aborted if the upstream branch does not have the same name as the local
> > one.
>
> However, on a branch which does *not* have an upstream branch
> configured, the command
>
> > git push <remote_name>
>
> doesn't use the local branch name as default,
Yes it does, but only on the src side of the refspec. Something like:
git push <remote_name> <branch_name>:
(invalid refspec)
Note the remote side is missing, so git doesn't know where to push to.
> Note that it *does* work if the remote branch name is explicitly specified:
>
> > git push <remote_name> <branch_name>
In that case git assumes you mean <branch_name>:<branch_name>.
Sounds like you want to change the default to `push.default=current`.
Cheers.
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Felipe Contreras
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>