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Git error: src refspec master does not match any error: failed to push some refs

I am trying to add a file to my repository on BitBucket and I am having trouble. I am using GIT and this is what I type in $ cd lis4368/assignments $ git remote $ git remote -v $ git remote rm origin and then I type this in (this is what BitBucket…
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git pull origin master returns fatal: invalid refspec

Here is the problem: Whenever I do $ git pull 'https://github.com/username/reponame.github.io.git' followed by the url I get no problems but when I do git pull origin master 'https://github.com/username/reponame.github.io.git' followed by the url…
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How to configure specific upstream push refspec for Git when used with Gerrit?

I'm setting up Git with Gerrit Code Review and am looking for a way to make the necessary Git commands relatively straightforward for users who might be new to Git. The commands I currently have for starting a new feature branch are essentially…
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Obtain the latest refspec on a Gerrit Change

How can I obtain the latest refspec on a gerrit change through a single command. I need the output as "refs/changes/11/1234/4". Is there any git command for the same I do know that ssh commands combined with gerrit query and a bit of scripting can…
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Git push command, error encountered -fatal: invalid refspec 'https://github.......git'

I'm in the master branch and have added the remote branch, after which I'm unable to push the data from local to remote.: $ Git remote add master https://....git $ Git push origin master https:// ...git Fatal: invalid refspec 'https://...git'
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src refspec ~ does not match any

Hi I want to push something to specific remote branch I make local areas by git clone https://~~~.Something cd https://~~~.Something and I can access specific branch using git checkout origin/[branch] I want to commit something to my specific…
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Merging multiple Git repositories with tags

I am working with a number of different Git repos that will need to be merged together. The workflow would look like this: git remote add fork1 ... git remote add fork2 ... git fetch fork1 git fetch fork2 git merge fork1/master fork2/master This is…
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Is there a git command that can resolve an error: remote branch 'refs/heads/foo/bar' not found?

In my situation I was tracking a remote hotfix branch which someone else merged and removed. I have deleted my local branch but when I pull I still get the above error because I have the following lines in my git config file: [remote "origin"] ... …
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"git push" to Gerrit with a tracking branch

Pushing changes to Gerrit requires the rather esoteric command git push origin HEAD:refs/for/branchname We've scripted this, but I'm looking for a way to do this natively. With git's powerful config, it looks like I can preconfigure most of it[1] so…
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Git checkout remote branch of a remote repository

When git clone some repository then it retrieves all branches from it: git clone https://github.com/android/platform_build.git build1 cd build1/ && git branch -a && cd .. then, when I use build1 as a mirror and clone it, I do not see all its remote…
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Git track different branches for push and pull?

I have a Git repository which is being managed with Gerrit, where you don't push to , but instead push to refs/for/, and then magic happens. Thus, I'd like different behavior for git pull and git push. In particular, I want git pull…
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Git push with full refspec not working

I have 2 branches (both locally and remotely on github). I will call them BranchA and BranchB. I have BranchA with commits c1, c2 and c3. I have BranchB only with commit c1. Both branches are totally updated with github, and I can check that BranchA…
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git push new file to a bare repo failed: "error: src refspec master does not match any." Why?

I was trying this: mkdir ~/gitremote cd ~/gitremote git init --bare I can see file names like HEAD config hooks objects branches description info refs OK, then in another directory, git clone…
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How to add submodule correctly with non-standart refspec?

We are using Gerrit for code review. Gerrit stores reviewed code in non-standard reference path - refs/changes. So, reference to commit looks like refs/changes/95/295/2 . I want to add project from Gerrit to my superproject as a submodule. I can do…
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Is it possible to clone a submodule in git without getting its master branch?

Say that I have a repo A, that has a submodule B. B has a branch X that A is interested in. Is it possible to clone A, and then get branch X for B, without also pulling down B's master. I tried having .gitmodule specify branch X for B, "git…
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