"git push origin master" does not what the guide says it does

[mbra]

"git push origin master" does not push the current branch to the "master" branch in the "origin" remote. It pushes the local branch of the specified name to either a remote branch of the same name, or an alternate name if it is specified with the : form of the parameter.

[nitrix]

I think he's right.

E.g: You are in a local branch named testing and do git push origin master, you will push your commits from your master, to the master on the remote. Ignoring testing at all.

That can introduce some confusion or bugs if misread.

[glennbarrett]

$ git push REMOTE LOCALBRANCH:REMOTEBRANCH