GitHub for Mac throw a Git Error when I clicked the Publish button

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Like the Title, it throw me a Git Error message:

2013-06-08 13:51:35.249 GitHub for Mac Login[1883:707] AskPass with
arguments: (
    "/Applications/GitHub.app/Contents/MacOS/GitHub for Mac Login",
    "root@192.168.1.107's password: " )
2013-06-08 13:51:35.285 GitHub for Mac Login[1883:707] Error reading 
attributes for password: OSStatus 840183217 
Counting objects: 3, done. 
Writing objects:  33% (1/3)
Writing objects:  66% (2/3)
Writing objects: 100% (3/3)   
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 215 bytes, done.
Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) 
remote: error: refusing to update checked out branch: refs/heads/master
remote: error: By default, updating the current branch in a non-bare repository
remote: error: is denied, because it will make the index and work tree inconsistent     
remote: error: with what you pushed, and will require 'git reset --hard' to match
remote: error: the work tree to HEAD.
remote: error: 
remote: error: You can set 'receive.denyCurrentBranch' configuration variable to
remote: error: 'ignore' or 'warn' in the remote repository to allow pushing into
remote: error: its current branch; however, this is not recommended unless you
remote: error: arranged to update its work tree to match what you pushed in some
remote: error: other way.
remote: error: 
remote: error: To squelch this message and still keep the default behaviour, set
remote: error: 'receive.denyCurrentBranch' configuration variable to 'refuse'.
 To root@192.168.1.107:/var/www/html/repository/  ! [remote rejected]
 master -> master (branch is currently checked out) error: failed to
 push some refs to 'root@192.168.1.107:/var/www/html/repository/'  (1)

I'm a beginner of use git to control the program version, and I find something like GitHub for Mac to use easily. What I should be in the linux server configuration? I find some useful from http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/ How to publish files to my server? Thank you!

What is the command you are executing when you get that error? — Klas Mellbourn, Jun 08 '13 at 08:44
An app called GitHub for Mac. It throw me this message when I clicked the Publish button with a test file. — zuanzuan, Jun 08 '13 at 08:54
I have formatted the output for you. Next time, try to be more careful when copying the output so that it is easier to read. And use the *Code Sample* (Ctrl-K) function, not *Block quote*. — Klas Mellbourn, Jun 08 '13 at 09:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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The error message says that you are trying to push to a non-bare repository, i.e. a normal repository rather than one that was created (with git init --bare) to enable it to function easily as a "central" repository that can be pushed to.

If you want more guidance on how to get started with git, take a look at the question Git for beginners: The definitive practical guide

edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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answered Jun 08 '13 at 08:43

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It looks difficult, and thank you very mush. I give it a try. – zuanzuan Jun 08 '13 at 08:58

GitHub for Mac throw a Git Error when I clicked the Publish button

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