How can I remove commits from github on my repo?

Question

Whenever I try to update my repo, I always get this:

http://prntscr.com/ec2osx

Those are my commits:

git fetch upstream

git checkout dev

git merge upstream/dev

That's what I get on my repo:

"This branch is 3 commits ahead, 11 commits behind Tatoeba:dev."

It's 3 commits ahead according my repo and 11 commits behind since I'm not able to update it.

What should I do?

Thanks in advance1

Sajib Khan · Answer 1 · 2017-02-23T03:45:33.083

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"This branch is 3 commits ahead, 11 commits behind Tatoeba:dev."

Here you need to merge Tatoeba:dev into your local dev branch.

$ git fetch Tatoeba
$ git checkout dev

$ git pull Tatoeba dev          # pull = fetch + merge
Or, git merge Tatoeba dev 

$ git push origin HEAD

edited Feb 23 '17 at 03:45

answered Feb 22 '17 at 17:03

Sajib Khan

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actually, master = dev My organization - tatoeba - use dev instead of master – RyckRichards Feb 22 '17 at 17:05
So, `dev` is Default Branch for your repo? – Sajib Khan Feb 22 '17 at 17:08
Ok. Is `Tatoeba` your another remote? If yes, then you need to merge `Tatoeba` repo's `dev` branch into your local `dev` branch. – Sajib Khan Feb 23 '17 at 03:48

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

The prompt in your screenshot is from the editor Git is using as your default editor. It wants you to enter a message and save to complete the merge. If your editor is vi or vim try this:

hit the "i" button
write your commit merge message (do not start the line with '#').
press the "esc" key
enter the characters ":wq" (without the quotes)
hit the enter key

This SO thread outlines what to do for other editors.

How can I remove commits from github on my repo?

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