set remote branch github code example

Example 1: git set upstream

git branch --set-upstream-to <remote-branch>

// example
git branch --set-upstream-to origin feature-branch

// show up which remote branch a local branch is tracking
git branch -vv

// short version to set upstream with very first push
git push -u origin local-branch

Example 2: git bash upstream branch change

git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/branch

Example 3: add upstream branch git

git remote add upstream [email protected]:some-gatekeeper-maintainer/some-project.git