How to push a locally-create branch

Question

I created a new local branch using the Git GUI. I committed to it. I want to push it so its backed-up.

I just did a git push thinking it'd know what to do. Thinking it would push my branch up and make one on the server.

This Q/A seems to say it should:

However, I get this error.

! [remote rejected] MyBranchName -> MyBranchName (no such ref)

error: failed to push some refs to 'http_link_not_allowed_by_SO'

Any ideas?

It looks like the remote repository has been configured not to allow you to push new branches. — CB Bailey, Mar 28 '13 at 21:55
I've no idea what that means. I created it. Obviously there's no 'server' Git product. I use an ASP.NET demo call GitAspx, I think. — Luke Puplett, Mar 28 '13 at 22:09
http://nhumanities.blogspot.com/2008/10/it-aint-what-you-dont-know-that-hurts.html — jthill, Mar 29 '13 at 01:48

Luke Puplett · Answer 1 · 2013-04-01T10:08:35.270

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It seems the remote repo got corruptified. That's a word. On the server, in refs/heads/ was a folder for the branch, which made it appear that it had gotten so far to pushing and died.

So I renamed it and pushed again and it was fine.

Update

It actually seems that the problem recurs again. It's like I can only push a branch once.

edited Apr 01 '13 at 10:08

answered Mar 29 '13 at 15:18

Luke Puplett

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