How do I push a new local branch to a remote Git repository and track it too?
git, git-branch, git-push, git-remote, repository
Solution
In Git 1.7.0 and later, you can checkout a new branch:
git checkout -b <branch>
Edit files, add and commit. Then push with the `-u` (short for `--set-upstream`) option:
git push -u origin <branch>
Git will set up the tracking information during the push.
Problem
How do I: Create a local branch from another branch (via `git branch` or `git checkout -b`). Push the local branch to the remote repository (i.e. publish), but make it trackable so that `git pull` and `git push` will work.