When I run:
git push origin branchname
What exactly is origin and why do I have to type it before the branch name?
When I run: git push origin branchname What exactly is origin and why do
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When I run:
git push origin branchname
What exactly is origin and why do I have to type it before the branch name?
originis an alias on your system for a particular remote repository. It’s not actually a property of that repository.By doing
you’re saying to push to the
originrepository. There’s no requirement to name the remote repositoryorigin: in fact the same repository could have a different alias for another developer.Remotes are simply an alias that store the URL of repositories. You can see what URL belongs to each remote by using
In the
pushcommand, you can use remotes or you can simply use a URL directly. An example that uses the URL: