Push local new Git repo to existing remote repo as branch?

Question

I have a situation where I completely re-wrote the code from scratch where we had current existing code on the remote repo.

I would like to push my local new repo master to that existing remote as a branch to merge it later upon review.

Remote git repo: A has branches a1, a2, a3

My local new repo: B

After my desired push to remote: A has branches a1, a2, a3, and ab

Is it even possible?

Thank you.

Related question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1425892/how-do-you-merge-two-git-repositories — Maximillian Laumeister, Aug 28 '15 at 18:30
I suspect you will have to 1) clone the original repo 2) make a new branch 3) delete all files and commit 4) add all new files and commit 5) push new branch to remote — Plato, Aug 28 '15 at 18:38

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 28 '15 at 18:38

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Sure. Just push it like this:

git push origin master:ab

This will push your local master branch to ab branch of the remote named origin.

answered Aug 28 '15 at 18:38

larsks

It worked like a charm. Very simple solution. thanks – Ganbayar Gansukh Aug 28 '15 at 20:29

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