shorthand-to-force-push-a-branch.md

Shorthand To Force Push A Branch

If your local version of a branch differs in its history from the matching remote branch, then git will prevent you from pushing. You can override the difference on the remote by force pushing. One way of doing that is with the --force flag.

$ git push --force origin main

There is a shorthand for this. Prefix the branch name with a +.

$ git push origin +main

When working in a team context, it is typically a safer bet to use --force-with-lease instead of force. That way if the remote contains new changes that you haven't pulled down yet, you will prevent yourself from accidentally overriding them.

If you feel you must use --force, double check what will happen. Avoid accidentally clobbering work that could be hard or impossible to recover.

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