When you do a git pull from a branch, without specifying a source remote or branch, git looks at the branch.<name>.merge setting to know where to pull from. git push -u sets this information …

To use this mode effectively, you have to make sure all the branches you would push out are ready to be pushed out before running git push, as the whole point of this mode is to allow you …

Oct 6, 2025 · -u sets the default upstream branch so future pushes can be done with just git push. If you see an error like “origin does not appear to be a git repository”, it means no remote is set.

When you clone a repository you own, you provide it with a remote URL that tells Git where to fetch and push updates. If you want to collaborate with the original repository, you'd add a new …

This command pushes the new-feature branch to origin and sets it as the upstream branch, making subsequent pushes or pulls automatically sync with this branch on the remote.

May 21, 2025 · The -u (or –set-upstream) flag establishes this link on the first push: This pushes the branch and sets up tracking. Once set, you can often just use git push or git pull, and git …

There are several commands we can use to push changes to GitHub. This command pushes your current branch to the remote repository named origin: This will upload your local commits to …

Jan 27, 2024 · When you create a new branch and want to push it to the remote for the first time, you will need to set the upstream branch with the -u flag: With this command, not only are you …

Push the specified branch to , along with all of the necessary commits and internal objects. This creates a local branch in the destination repository. To prevent you from overwriting commits, …

Dec 17, 2024 · Motivation: This is particularly useful when you initially push a branch to a remote repository because the -u option sets up tracking between the local and remote branches, …