Push
The process of moving changes from your local repository to remote repository.
Example
Imagine you have 1 local repository with 1 remote repository, referenced as origin.
Both the local repository contains the "Initial commit" in the [master] branch.
o "Initial commit" [master][origin/master] o "Initial commit" [master]
(local) (origin)
On the left, you can see the local repository with local [master] branch, while the local repository is aware of the fact there is a master in origin as well.
Then, you create a new feature branch on the local repository, and commit some code into it:
o "New feature 1" [feature1]
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o "Initial commit" [master][origin/master] o "Initial commit" [master]
(local) (origin)
You can see the local repository changed, but the remote repository didn't.
How to sync them?
You need to push the feature1 branch to the remote.
o "New feature 1" [feature1][origin/feature1] o "New feature 1" [feature1]
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o "Initial commit" [master][origin/master] o "Initial commit" [master]
(local) (origin)
After the push, both repositories are in sync for the given branch.