# push

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The `forest push` command enables you to apply your local changes to a Remote Environment: for instance, pushing to your staging environment will result in your latest local layout changes being visible on your staging.

```
$ forest push --help
Push layout changes of your current branch to the branch origin.

USAGE
  $ forest push

OPTIONS
  --projectId=projectId          The id of the project to work on.
  --force                        Skip push changes confirmation.
  --help                         Display usage information.
```

#### Pushing to a Remote Environment

It is paramount to understand this command before using it:

![](/files/pJXsh3tRfydvUzwHUQmm)

Pushing a branch to a Remote Environment means applying your latest layout changes to your origin Environment of your branch. In the figure above, your layout changes (Δ) will be moved from `my-branch` to `Staging`.

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Pushing your changes from your local branch will automatically **delete** it.
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To push layout changes to your origin:

```
$ forest push
```

You will be prompted for confirmation before pushing to a remote:

```
$ forest push
[? Push branch my-current-branch onto Remote2 (Y|n): Y
```

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To skip that confirmation, use the `--force` option.
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#### Push from the UI

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This action is only possible for Remote Environments that have an origin that is not the reference Environment (so generally not Production as origin).
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![](/files/TerEQfow8BzcnNFlRmCZ)

To push your latest layout changes from a Remote Environment, use the **top banner link**: "Push to ...".

#### Difference between `push` and `deploy` commands

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Do not be confused by `forest push` and `forest deploy` commands.
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* `forest push` applies the latest layout changes of a branch or environment to a non-reference environment (i.e. Remote Environments once your admin panel live in production).
* `forest deploy` applies your latest layout changes **definitively** to your reference environment (i.e. Production once your admin panel live in production).

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You cannot `push` to the Production Environment, because anything added on Production should be definitive. Therefore you can only `deploy` to Production.
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