Is there a force push option in GitHub Desktop?
Using version 1.0.4, I can't find any force push option. Is command line the only way to use force?
Can't push and Can't pull
Answer
As of Nov. 2018, still no native support for a push --force in GitHub Desktop:
- no mention of that feature in the Release Notes page,
- no mention in the current roadmap,
- issue 3580 was still pending.
That might change, considering GitHub is now displaying who did a push --force on GitHub.
Update August 2020, issue 3580 mentioned above now include this screenshot, by turtlemaster19:
Interestingly, in the Advanced preferences of GitHub Desktop (at least on Mac) there is this interesting checkbox:
