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14,136 PointsChallenge: git push branch to remote repository
In the git tutorial I can get past the challenge where it asks to push to a remote repository
Q: Now that you've cloned that repository, let's say you've done some work on a branch named "awesome_stuff." What command would you run to push that branch up to your remote?
My answer: git push git://mygithosting.com/git_basics/cool_stuff.git. awesome_stuff
However this fails, but I'm not sure why?
3 Answers
Ken Alger
Treehouse TeacherY B;
Once you have cloned a repository Git recreates a remote named origin for us. So, we would need to use:
git push origin awesome_stuff
Which does just what it sounds like, it pushes our awesome_stuff branch back to the origin, which Git knows about.
Post back with further questions.
Ken
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14,136 PointsThanks I thought that was a specific example in the tutorial not the general case. Does git always set it up as origin after cloning a repository?
Ken Alger
Treehouse TeacherIf you take a look at the documentation for clone you will see that:
This default configuration is achieved by creating references to the remote branch heads under
refs/remotes/originand by initializingremote.origin.urlandremote.origin.fetchconfiguration variables.
Happy coding,
Ken
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14,136 PointsThanks