Fix "fatal: The current branch has no upstream branch"

Your branch only exists on your computer, so git doesn't know where to push it. Run git push -u origin <branch-name> once: it creates the branch on GitHub and links the two, so plain git push works from then on.

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Push the new branch and set its upstream:
```
$ git push -u origin croissant
```
From now on:
```
$ git push
```

-u is short for --set-upstream. You can also make it automatic with git config --global push.autoSetupRemote true.

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Fix "fatal: The current branch has no upstream branch"

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