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In this article, we will discuss the process of pushing the current branch with the same name as the local repository to the remote repository using Git commands.

Git push command

Suppose the developers want to name the remote repository the same as their local repository. In that case, they have to run the git push command every time followed by the branch name, and this situation seems more hectic for the developers to mention the branch name every time they need to push the code to the server.

What if we type a single command to name the remote repository every time? This step will make the developer’s life much easier without having to worry about the repository name every time.

Git Push Origin HEAD command

Developers often push their latest work to their branches, as other team members can easily access and use the code, so in this case, HEAD represents the most recent commit on the branch. A user-friendly way to push the current branch name to the remote is mentioned below.

Order:

$ git push origin HEAD

Here, git pushit is performed consistently on different branches. While HEAD represents the peak (top) of the current branch, Git will choose the branch name from it.

So it is equivalent to command.

Order:

$ git push origin CURRENT_BRANCH_NAME

git push will catch the remote name that the local branch name is pursuing. By default, this command will work until this branch name is equal to the branch name on the remote.

Suppose we execute the following command.

Order:

$ git push origin

This command will not work because Git cannot map the local branch name to the origin in the local repository. Afterwards, if we set the tracking branch to the branch we want to push to, it will work fine.

In some cases, developers want to push local branches to remote branches with unique names as per the project requirement or the standards followed by the organization, they can do it by mentioning the remote branch name exactly after writing the local branch name, and nothing should be separated by a colon.

This can be done by running the following command.

$ git push origin register:new–branch

or

$ git push origin HEAD:new–branch