Git push force changes
In this article, we will see how to force push local changes to a remote repository in Git.
Git only allows you to push local changes to a remote repository that are descendants of changes in the remote repository.
In some cases, we may want to push changes that are not necessarily the case (i.e.) changes that may precede changes in the remote repository.
In this case, we need to use the command with the -r --forceoption git push.
We will now illustrate this with an example.
In Git, use git push --forceforce push to push local changes to the remote repository
Sometimes when working in a collaborative development environment, we come across a situation where we need to push some changes in a remote repository.
Now, we decide that these changes are no longer relevant and we want to push our new local changes to the remote repository.
Additionally, some other teammates may have pulled in those remote repository changes that we pushed earlier; and may have worked on them. Subsequently, they may have pushed changes to the remote repository.
Git usually requires us to first pull changes from the remote repository that may have been pushed by other teammates, and then push new local changes into it.
So, in this case, we need to use the command with the -r --forceoption git push. The syntax of the command isgit push origin <branch_name> --force
Assume, we have a mainbranch called . We will then do the following to force push the changes.
$ git push origin main --force
WARNING: This will overwrite changes that may have occurred on the remote repository since your last push.
Therefore, changes that your teammates may have made on the remote repository will be overwritten.
git pushThere is another option for the command. When you use --force-with-leasethis option with git push, an error message will be printed and Git will not push the changes if there are already some changes pushed on the remote repository.
This option --force-with-leaseensures that we don't overwrite other teammates' changes.
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