Git push new local branch to remote, without having to specify name -

when working on patch fixes specific, tracked issue, our workflow looks like:

1. git checkout patch; git pull upstream patch; # make sure we're up-to-date 2. git checkout -b issue-435-db-integrity-exception 3. # code awesome 4. git commit -am "fixes issue #435" 5. git push -u origin issue-435-db-integrity-exception 

then open pull request origin/435 upstream/patch, code review can take place on github/bitbucket. start on step #1.

but, though may sound bit whiny, great if didn't have explicitly name remote branch want create:

git push -u origin issue-435-db-integrity-exception 

it's not lot of fun type branch name on again, , disagree changing 435 or more compact.

is there way (1) force git push current branch named branch, creating if necessary without explicitly naming it? not globally, on-the-spot kind of flag.

or, possible (2) access current branch in git alias, , write like:

[alias]     pnew = push -u origin $(git symbolic-ref --short head) 

(but doesn't work - thinks --short option meant push)

you use following:

# git 1.8.5+ git push origin -u @  # older versions of git git push origin -u head 

by using @ or head, git push checked-out branch origin, , if branch doesn't exist on origin yet, create it.

so, in example, if have issue-435-db-integrity-exception checked out, git push origin @ make new branch same name on origin.