git : how to specify a default remote push-to branch?

git git-push remote-branch
Shawn picture Shawn · Aug 30, 2010 · Viewed 10.6k times · Source

Suppose I have a tracking branch named 'abc' which tracks origin/master.

When I'm on 'abc' and do a git push, it pushes 'abc' to 'abc'.
How do I specify the remote push branch for it with just a 'git push'?

Answer

VonC picture VonC · Aug 30, 2010 
git branch --set-upstream-to abc origin/master

should be able to specify the remote branch.

Note the -to added to --set-upstream since git1.8.0.

Since Git1.7.0:

"git branch --set-upstream" can be used to update the (surprise!) upstream, i.e. where the branch is supposed to pull and merge from (or rebase onto).

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