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 ====== Git Frequently Asked Questions ======
 ==== How do I tell git to ignore my local changes to file XYZ from the repository? Can I use .gitignore for that? ====
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   $ git checkout -b master_old origin/master@{"1 week ago"}
+==== How can I push my local branch into the shared repository? ====
+**Question**:
+If I push my local branch 'abcd' into the shared repository, it seem that git wants to create a new branch:
+  $ git push origin abcd --dry-run
+  To ssh://username@git.sip-router.org/sip-router
+  * [new branch] abcd -> abcd
+Which is not what I really want, I want to push it into the existing master branch instead.
+**Answer**:
+You need to specify the name of the branch in the remote repository
+you want to push to if the name of the local branch and the name of
+the remote branch are not same:
+  $ git push origin abcd:master
+If you omit the name of the destination branch after colon then git assumes that it is the same as the name of your source branch.

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