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Software Engineering vocabulary · Version Control

Push

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/pʊʃ/verbCore term

In software engineering, push means: To send your local commits to a shared remote repository, so that other people and automated systems can see them.

In Turkish: göndermek, uzak depoya göndermek

How it is used

You push a branch, push your changes or push to main. A 'force push' rewrites the remote history and should be used carefully. 'Push' is also used for releases: 'push a fix to production'.

Example sentences

  1. I pushed my branch, so you can pull it and try it locally.

  2. Don't force push to a branch that other people are working on.

Common collocations

  • push a branch
  • push your changes
  • push to main
  • force push
  • push a fix
  • commitA saved snapshot of changes in a repository, with a short message that explains what was changed and why. Also used as a verb: to commit your changes.
  • repositoryA storage place for a project's code and its full history of changes, usually managed with Git and often hosted online.
  • branchA separate line of development in a repository, where you can work on changes without affecting the main code until you are ready to merge.
  • pull requestA request to merge your code changes from one branch into another, so that teammates can review and discuss them first.
  • CI/CDShort for continuous integration and continuous delivery (or deployment): automatically building and testing every change, then releasing it quickly and safely.

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