How to git push to a different branch with Visual Studio Code?

Question

I realized that after a commit in VSCode there's a "Push" menu option that pushes the commit to the default branch.

However, I often need to push it as well to different branches. Is there a way to do this or run git push --progress "origin" DEFAULT_BRANCH:OTHER_BRANCH through VSCode?

At the moment there is no way to do that from VSCode, you need to use the command line. — 1615903
– 1615903, Commented Jul 13, 2016 at 11:21

CPHPython · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-27 12:55:56Z

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On the Source Control tab (Ctrl+⇧+G or ^+⌘+G on Mac), press ⃛ to access Git commands dropdown menu:

Switch to the branch to push – Branch > Create Branch OR Checkout to... > ➕ Create New Branch
Press the Commit & Push button (if not visible, press ⌄ under the Message text box)
two popups will show up for you to confirm staging, committing and pushing of your changes to this new branch

Alternative using only menu options:

Switch to the branch to push – Branch > Create Branch OR Checkout to... > ➕ Create New Branch
Stage your changes – ➕ button above the files list OR Changes > Stage All Changes (several Git: options available)
Commit your changes – ✓ top left button OR Commit
Push the new branch: Branch > Publish Branch (or just use the Push option and press OK in the popup)

All above options can be accessed through commands F1 (Mac: fn+F1 or ⇧+⌘+P) and typing git [command], e.g. "git checkout".

For previous versions, check this answer's timeline.

edited Dec 27, 2022 at 12:55

answered Jul 13, 2016 at 15:49

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Cavaler Over a year ago

I don't see how this answers the original question. Where is the option to manually specify remote branch?

CPHPython Over a year ago

@Cavaler pushing directly to a remote branch that is not synced with your local branch is still not possible in 2023-01-30 VS Code without extensions: the workaround is to create locally a branch with the name you want in the remote, switch to it and push it (the previous updates I made also rely on this).

Abu-Bakkar · Accepted Answer · 2023-02-21 19:43:52Z

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git push an existing project to GitHub git init git add . git commit -m "Add existing project files to Git" git remote add origin https://github.com/cameronmcnz/example-website.git git push -u -f origin master

answered Feb 21, 2023 at 19:43

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