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@@ -779,13 +779,13 @@ This will give you a local copy of the branch `daves`, and any update that has b
 ### I want to create a new remote branch from current local one
 
 ```sh
-$ git push <remote>
+$ git push <remote> HEAD
 ```
 
 If you would also like to set that remote branch as upstream for the current one, use the following instead:
 
 ```sh
-$ git push -u <remote>
+$ git push -u <remote> HEAD
 ```
 
 With the `upstream` mode and the `simple` (default in Git 2.0) mode of the `push.default` config, the following command will push the current branch with regards to the remote branch that has been registered previously with `-u`:
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ With the `upstream` mode and the `simple` (default in Git 2.0) mode of the `push
 $ git push
 ```
 
-The behavior of the other modes of ```git push``` is described in the doc of push.default.
+The behavior of the other modes of `git push` is described in the [doc of `push.default`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#git-config-pushdefault).
 
 ### I want to set a remote branch as the upstream for a local branch