NAME
----
-git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects.
+git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-push' [--all] [--force] <repository> <refspec>...
+[verse]
+'git-push' [--all] [--dry-run] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
+ [--repo=all] [-f | --force] [-v | --verbose] [<repository> <refspec>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects
necessary to complete the given refs.
+You can make interesting things happen to a repository
+every time you push into it, by setting up 'hooks' there. See
+documentation for linkgit:git-receive-pack[1].
+
OPTIONS
-------
-include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]
+<repository>::
+ The "remote" repository that is destination of a push
+ operation. See the section <<URLS,GIT URLS>> below.
+
+<refspec>::
+ The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is
+ `+?<src>:<dst>`; that is, an optional plus `+`, followed
+ by the source ref, followed by a colon `:`, followed by
+ the destination ref.
++
+The <src> side can be an
+arbitrary "SHA1 expression" that can be used as an
+argument to `git-cat-file -t`. E.g. `master~4` (push
+four parents before the current master head).
++
+The local ref that matches <src> is used
+to fast forward the remote ref that matches <dst>. If
+the optional plus `+` is used, the remote ref is updated
+even if it does not result in a fast forward update.
++
+Note: If no explicit refspec is found, (that is neither
+on the command line nor in any Push line of the
+corresponding remotes file---see below), then "matching" heads are
+pushed: for every head that exists on the local side, the remote side is
+updated if a head of the same name already exists on the remote side.
++
+`tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
++
+A parameter <ref> without a colon pushes the <ref> from the source
+repository to the destination repository under the same name.
++
+Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
+the remote repository.
+
+\--all::
+ Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
+ refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` be pushed.
+
+\--mirror::
+ Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
+ refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` and `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/`
+ be mirrored to the remote repository. Newly created local
+ refs will be pushed to the remote end, locally updated refs
+ will be force updated on the remote end, and deleted refs
+ will be removed from the remote end.
+
+\--dry-run::
+ Do everything except actually send the updates.
+
+\--tags::
+ All refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` are pushed, in
+ addition to refspecs explicitly listed on the command
+ line.
+
+\--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>::
+ Path to the 'git-receive-pack' program on the remote
+ end. Sometimes useful when pushing to a remote
+ repository over ssh, and you do not have the program in
+ a directory on the default $PATH.
+
+\--exec=<git-receive-pack>::
+ Same as \--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>.
+
+-f, \--force::
+ Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is
+ not an ancestor of the local ref used to overwrite it.
+ This flag disables the check. This can cause the
+ remote repository to lose commits; use it with care.
+
+\--repo=<repo>::
+ When no repository is specified the command defaults to
+ "origin"; this overrides it.
+
+\--thin, \--no-thin::
+ These options are passed to `git-send-pack`. Thin
+ transfer spends extra cycles to minimize the number of
+ objects to be sent and meant to be used on slower connection.
+
+-v, \--verbose::
+ Run verbosely.
+
+include::urls-remotes.txt[]
+
+OUTPUT
+------
+The output of "git push" depends on the transport method used; this
+section describes the output when pushing over the git protocol (either
+locally or via ssh).
+
+The status of the push is output in tabular form, with each line
+representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
+
+-------------------------------
+ <flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> (<reason>)
+-------------------------------
+
+flag::
+ A single character indicating the status of the ref. This is
+ blank for a successfully pushed ref, `!` for a ref that was
+ rejected or failed to push, and '=' for a ref that was up to
+ date and did not need pushing (note that the status of up to
+ date refs is shown only when `git push` is running verbosely).
+
+summary::
+ For a successfully pushed ref, the summary shows the old and new
+ values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to
+ `git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and
+ `<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast forward updates). For a
+ failed update, more details are given for the failure.
+ The string `rejected` indicates that git did not try to send the
+ ref at all (typically because it is not a fast forward). The
+ string `remote rejected` indicates that the remote end refused
+ the update; this rejection is typically caused by a hook on the
+ remote side. The string `remote failure` indicates that the
+ remote end did not report the successful update of the ref
+ (perhaps because of a temporary error on the remote side, a
+ break in the network connection, or other transient error).
+
+from::
+ The name of the local ref being pushed, minus its
+ `refs/<type>/` prefix. In the case of deletion, the
+ name of the local ref is omitted.
+
+to::
+ The name of the remote ref being updated, minus its
+ `refs/<type>/` prefix.
+
+reason::
+ A human-readable explanation. In the case of successfully pushed
+ refs, no explanation is needed. For a failed ref, the reason for
+ failure is described.
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+git push origin master::
+ Find a ref that matches `master` in the source repository
+ (most likely, it would find `refs/heads/master`), and update
+ the same ref (e.g. `refs/heads/master`) in `origin` repository
+ with it.
+
+git push origin :experimental::
+ Find a ref that matches `experimental` in the `origin` repository
+ (e.g. `refs/heads/experimental`), and delete it.
+
+git push origin master:satellite/master::
+ Find a ref that matches `master` in the source repository
+ (most likely, it would find `refs/heads/master`), and update
+ the ref that matches `satellite/master` (most likely, it would
+ be `refs/remotes/satellite/master`) in `origin` repository with it.
+
+git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental::
+ Create the branch `experimental` in the `origin` repository
+ by copying the current `master` branch. This form is usually
+ needed to create a new branch in the remote repository as
+ there is no `experimental` branch to match.
Author
------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>, later rewritten in C
+by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Documentation
--------------
GIT
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-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite