From 4d42bb9070f15c00e24418f36449ae2bd7962df2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Martin-Dorel Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:14:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Fix rule "i-want-to-create-a-new-remote-branch-from-current-local-one" (#208) * Add missing HEAD argument in 2 Git commands These commands had been inserted in #148 and (over)simplified in #163. The issue is that `git push ` and `git push -u ` will typically raise the error below (unlike `git push HEAD`): --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- fatal: The current branch new-branch has no upstream branch. To push the current branch and set the remote as upstream, use git push --set-upstream origin new-branch --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- * Add doc URL & Avoid triple backquotes --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a2160c7d..01c1492f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -779,13 +779,13 @@ This will give you a local copy of the branch `daves`, and any update that has b ### I want to create a new remote branch from current local one ```sh -$ git push +$ git push HEAD ``` If you would also like to set that remote branch as upstream for the current one, use the following instead: ```sh -$ git push -u +$ git push -u HEAD ``` With the `upstream` mode and the `simple` (default in Git 2.0) mode of the `push.default` config, the following command will push the current branch with regards to the remote branch that has been registered previously with `-u`: @@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ With the `upstream` mode and the `simple` (default in Git 2.0) mode of the `push $ git push ``` -The behavior of the other modes of ```git push``` is described in the doc of push.default. +The behavior of the other modes of `git push` is described in the [doc of `push.default`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#git-config-pushdefault). ### I want to set a remote branch as the upstream for a local branch