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+# Deploy An App Without Pushing An Empty Commit
+
+The [Vercel CLI](https://vercel.com/docs/cli) allows you to make updated
+deployments of an app right from the command line.
+
+Many providers require you to push a new commit to the main branch to trigger a
+deployment. If there are changes, you can trigger a deployment by pushing
+these. If there aren't changes, but you want to re-deploy what is already
+there, then you have to create an empty commit and push that.
+
+With the [Vercel CLI](https://vercel.com/docs/platform/deployments#vercel-cli),
+you can re-deploy your app without pushing commits. You do this by including
+the `--force` flag.
+
+To re-deploy the preview environment:
+
+```bash
+$ vercel --force
+```
+
+To re-deploy the production environment:
+
+```bash
+$ vercel --prod --force
+```
+