---
title: "force push with --lease for safety"
date: 2020-06-10T10:06:23+02:00
draft: false
snippet_types: ["git"]
---

Just found out, via [tweet](https://twitter.com/joshdholtz/status/1270578433563787264?s=19), from
the insightful [joshdholtz](https://twitter.com/joshdholtz) that there is a safer alternative to 
`git push --force`

Time to update my aliases:


```diff
alias gs="gst"
-alias gpf="gp --force"
+alias gpf="gp --force-with-lease"
alias gdc="gd --cached"
```

*I use zsh shell's git plugin that is why you see "gst" for `git status` and "gp" for `git push`. Highly recommend it*

**Source:**

- [stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52823692/git-push-force-with-lease-vs-force)