I just started using Git and I got really confused between different branches. Can anyone help me to figure out what the following branch types are? local branches local tracking branches remote branches remote tracking branches What is the difference between them? And how do they work with each other? A quick demo code will … Read more
Is git remote update the equivalent of git fetch? 2 Answers 2
I think I’m on the right track to understand the basic concepts of git. I’ve already set up and cloned a remote repository. I also created a server side empty repository, and linked my local repository to it. My problem is that I don’t understand the difference between: origin/master vs. remotes/origin/master As far as I … Read more
I’ve been wondering if there’s an easy way to push and pull a local branch with a remote branch with a different name without always specifying both names. For example: $ git clone myrepo.git $ git checkout -b newb $ … $ git commit -m “Some change” $ git push origin newb:remote_branch_name Now if someone … Read more
I’m a Git newbie. I recently moved a Rails project from Subversion to Git. I followed the tutorial here: http://www.simplisticcomplexity.com/2008/03/05/cleanly-migrate-your-subversion-repository-to-a-git-repository/ I am also using unfuddle.com to store my code. I make changes on my Mac laptop on the train to/from work and then push them to unfuddle when I have a network connection using the … Read more
I randomly hit this today while trying to run Git garbage collect: $ git gc fatal: bad object refs/remotes/origin/HEAD error: failed to run repack How do I deal with this? 10 Answers 10
I want to change the Git default remote branch destination so I could just git push Instead of: git push upstream Currently this is set to the origin remote and I want to set it to a different remote. I tried to remove the original (cloned from) remote git remote rm origin Which did remove … Read more
I’m trying to make a local repo act as a remote with the name bak for another local repo on my PC, using the following: git remote add /home/sas/dev/apps/smx/repo/bak/ontologybackend/.git bak which gives this error: fatal: ‘/home/sas/dev/apps/smx/repo/bak/ontologybackend/.git’ is not a valid remote name I’m trying to sync two local repos, with one configured as a remote … Read more
I have been using git for a while now, but I have never had to set up a new remote repo myself and I have been curious on doing so. I have been reading tutorials and I am confused on how to get “git push” to work. If I simply use git push it asks … Read more
I’ve got a project hosted on GitHub which somebody has forked. On their fork, they’ve created a new branch “foo” and made some changes. How do I pull their “foo” into a new branch also named “foo” in my repo? I understand they could submit a pull request to me, but I’d like to initiate … Read more
