I did changes on submodule and wanted to make pull request.
But currently getting "following Head detached from xxxx" error and I cant push it.
Do you know how can I solve it?
HEAD detached from a9cd50a
nothing to commit, working tree clean
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2You can't do anything from a detached head state; all you can do is look around. You need to turn this into, or return to, an actual branch. – matt Sep 24 '21 at 00:01
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It's not an error. You can use `HEAD` to refer to it. To push the detached head to the branch `foo`, use `git push origin HEAD:foo`. If the push results in an error about non-fast-forward, use `git pull origin foo` or `git pull origin -r foo` before a next push. – ElpieKay Sep 24 '21 at 03:48
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A submodule is always checked out as detached head, unless you set the relevant configuration:
git config -f .gitmodules submodule.<submodule-path>.branch <branch>- or since Git 2.22, Q2 2019:
git submodule set-branch --branch aBranch -- <submodule_path>)
From the submodule folder, you can:
- list its remote branches:
git fetch+git branch -avv - switch to a new PR branch of your choice:
git switch -c a_new_PR - add your commit, and push (assuming you have the right to push to the upstream submodule repository, because you are its owner or a member: otherwise, you need to reference as submodule a fork of your own)
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