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How do I do git status upstream?

In my forked repository I have set up a remote origin and remote upstream (the original repo).

git status compare to origin.
How do I compare to upstream?

Thank you

Solution

  • For git status to compare the current branch to a different remote, you would need to set that remote for said branch

    git config branch.<mybranch>.remote upstream

    Then try git status again (possibly after a git remote update).

    See more at "Select remote on Git status".