How to push 'refs/replace' without pushing any other refs in git?

Question

I have done a replacement of one commit with another in this way:

* HEAD
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* ==> *  `git replace left_commit right_commit`
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*-----/
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This replacement is placed in .git/refs/replace folder, so I wonder - how can I push this refs to the remote end?

Interesting question. I found this http://git-scm.com/blog/2010/03/17/replace.html and tried to follow it on a sample project. In the end I tried to `git push -f` but in my remote repository I did not see the replacing commit (I just reword a commit on history). Can you confirm that `git push -f` does not push to upstream the replacing? — ThanksForAllTheFish, Nov 19 '13 at 11:26

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 19 '13 at 13:08

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Found the answer in mailing-list:

git push origin 'refs/replace/*'
git fetch origin 'refs/replace/*:refs/replace/*'

Only explicit pushing and fetching do work right now in git.

answered Nov 19 '13 at 13:08

abyss.7

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