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Force push current branch

I often rebase feature branches and then want to force push them to the server.

git push --force origin feature-mongodb-support

Is there any shortcut for git push --force origin <current branch>?

Solution

  • You can use aliases to shorten the command. Use it like this:

    git config --global alias.fpush "push --force origin"

    Now to push your branch just type:

    git fpush feature-mongodb-support

    Or you can even hardcode the branch name into the command:

    git alias fpush "push --force origin feature-mongodb-support"

    and use only git fpush to push your precious work into the upstream.

    However, non-fast-forward updates are dangerous since you will basically overwrite all the history on server that occurred between the last merge/rebase into your local branch and the forced push. If you need to do them often there is definitely something wrong in your workflow.