- Retrieves the name of the currently checked-out branch:
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD - The
HEADkeyword refers to the currently active commit - The param
--abbrev-refensures that only the branch name (without the "refs/heads/" prefix) is returned. - Use the
$(...)syntax to execute shell commands within the command line.$(...)is called command substitution in Bash. - This allows the output of the
git rev-parsecommand to be used as an argument togit push origin. - Push the current branch to the remote named "origin":
git push origin $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)- The current branch will be pushed to the remote repository named "origin."