Also, if I do the "setup" step (`push -u`) for a branch that doesn't exist yet (neither on my PC nor on the server), does that remove the need to do `git checkout -b <branch>` first? On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 11:14 PM, Stefan Monov <logixoul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi. > > I'd like to use just: > > git push > > or at most: > > git push origin > > rather than having to first check which is the active branch with `git > branch --list`, then type: > > git push origin <branch> > > At [1] and [2] I've seen that if I do this once: > > git push -u origin <branch> > > then from then on I can use just `git push` _for that branch_. > However, I don't want to do this "setup" step for each branch, because > it's extra work that I also may forget to do. > > Why is this "setup" step necessary and can I avoid it? > > Thanks, > Stefan > > [1] http://stackoverflow.com/q/19312622 > [2] http://stackoverflow.com/q/6529136