$ git commit -a -m "$MESSAGE"
-* Push any local commits to a public repository (e.g. `origin`):
+* Push any local commits in `$branch` (e.g. `master`) to a public
+ repository (e.g. `origin`):
- $ git push origin
+ $ git push origin $branch
Merging
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$ git branch
-* Make a new branch (e.g. `some-feature`):
+* Make a new branch (e.g. `some-feature`) based on the current `HEAD`
+ commit:
$ git branch some-feature