What's the meaning of '-u' in 'git push -u origin master'?
Question
I don't quite understand the meaning of -u in the git push -u origin master command. Can you explain what it's used for?
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8 ACCPTED 2017-01-20 17:31:43
The -u flag adds a reference to the upstream server you are pushing to. This lets you git pull without supplying additional arguments ie once you enter git push -u origin master you can then simply type git pull and this command will understand that in the future you mean git pull origin master .
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