Git push local master to remote specific branch

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I did changes in my local branch. Then I checkout to my master branch and merge it with my local branch. Now I want to push the changes in the master branch to specific branch at the remote. Say, we are 5 Developers. Each one having their own branch at remote repo. If I modified something at my local repo, I should push my work on the branch which is named in my name.

How can I push that changes from my local repo master to my branch at remote repo?

Once I pushed it to my branch at remote repo, I will inform my updation to my other team members.

How can they fetch and merge my updation located in my remote branch to their local master?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 26 '16 at 05:36

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To push from your local master to a different remote branch, use:

git push origin master:branch

To have your friends pull this remote branch into their local master, they can use git pull as:

git checkout master
git pull origin branch

answered Oct 26 '16 at 05:36

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 26 '16 at 05:34

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You can specify the remote branch name in git push command like this:

git push <remote> <local branch name>:<remote branch name>

So in your case, something like this:

git push origin master:smith-master

If you want to make this the default branch to push to, use the -u flag in addition.

answered Oct 26 '16 at 05:34

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Can I do it in 'bare' Remote repository? – Smith Dwayne Oct 26 '16 at 05:42
Yes, you can do it in a bare remote repository. – 1615903 Oct 26 '16 at 05:53

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