Most voted questions in Git & GitHub

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Git push vs git push origin

In simple words git push command updates ...READ MORE

Apr 23, 2019 in Git & GitHub by Hiran
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Git vs Mercurial

I'm going to put down pros and ...READ MORE

Sep 20, 2018 in Git & GitHub by lina
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! [rejected] master -> master (fetch first) error: failed to push some refs to 'git@github.com:abc70/new.git'

git push origin master --force I met the ...READ MORE

Apr 29, 2020 in Git & GitHub by anonymous
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error cloning remote repo 'origin'

ERROR: Error cloning remote repo 'origin' hudson.plugins.git.GitException: Could ...READ MORE

Jun 3, 2019 in Git & GitHub by Sirajul
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39,689 views
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ERROR: 'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command.

You have to set your PATH to ...READ MORE

Aug 2, 2018 in Git & GitHub by Sophie may
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47,381 views
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Cloning the Git Repository on Eclipse (Transport Error)

File/Import... Select dialog * Git/Projects from Git * click next Select ...READ MORE

Jul 23, 2018 in Git & GitHub by Kalgi
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How to abort the merge conflict in Git?

Hi@akhtar, You can use the git reset --merge ...READ MORE

Dec 23, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
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27,954 views
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Error: src refspec master does not match any. error: failed to push some refs to 'ssh://xxxxx.com/project.git'.

Hi@akhtar, The most probable reason for this error ...READ MORE

Dec 22, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
• 95,460 points
27,269 views
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Difference between git add -A and git add . command.

Hi@akhtar, The difference lies in which files get ...READ MORE

Dec 22, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
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7,613 views
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How to view the change history of a file using Git versioning?

Hi@akhtar, You can use gitk for this task. ...READ MORE

Dec 22, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
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How to create a remote Git branch?

Hi@akhtar, The easiest way is to create one ...READ MORE

Dec 22, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
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605 views
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How to discard unstaged changes in Git?

Hi@akhtar, You can save the unstaged changes in ...READ MORE

Dec 22, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
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How to resolve merge conflicts in Git repository?

Hi@akhtar, You can try with git mergetool. It ...READ MORE

Nov 22, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
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How to check out a remote Git branch?

Hi@akhtar, You can use the git checkout command ...READ MORE

Nov 21, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
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How to remove untracked files from the current Git working tree?

Hi@akhtar, If you have thousands of file then ...READ MORE

Sep 4, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
• 95,460 points
1,230 views
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How to force “git pull” to overwrite local files?

Hi@akhtar, First, you need to download the latest from ...READ MORE

Sep 4, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
• 95,460 points
1,874 views
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How do I rename a local Git branch?

Hi@akhtar, You can rename your branch name. Sometimes ...READ MORE

Sep 4, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
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717 views
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fatal: unable to access could not resolve host: GitHub

Hi@akhtar, This can be caused in incorrect proxy ...READ MORE

Apr 10, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
• 95,460 points
152,946 views
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master -> master (non-fast-forward) error: failed to push some refs to 'git@github.com:abc70/new.git'

Hi@akhtar, To update your local repo to GitHub ...READ MORE

Feb 14, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
• 95,460 points
20,086 views
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why we need to add at staging area before commit??

Hi@akhtar, The staging area is like a rough draft space, ...READ MORE

Jul 19, 2020 in Git & GitHub by MD
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Give full access permission to another user in GitHub

How do I give full access permission ...READ MORE

May 15, 2019 in Git & GitHub by Umer
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What ENTRYPOINT commands are needed in the dockerfile that adds php files into a container

Hope you are doing good! In this step, ...READ MORE

Dec 16, 2018 in Git & GitHub by Kiyara
2,491 views
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Delete a git branch locally and remotely

Deleting a remote branch: git push origin --delete ...READ MORE

Aug 20, 2018 in Git & GitHub by Nilesh
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3,520 views
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undo git add before commit

git status git will tell you what is ...READ MORE

Aug 20, 2018 in Git & GitHub by Nilesh
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edited Dec 21, 2020 by MD 3,034 views
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Git: Remove committed file after push

check out the previous (unchanged) state of ...READ MORE

Aug 14, 2018 in Git & GitHub by Kalgi
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10,825 views
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GIT plugin in jenkins not able to connect to GIT repository

This looks like a git configuration issue, ...READ MORE

Oct 25, 2018 in Git & GitHub by Alia
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difference between git fetch and git pull

Both fetch and pull are used to ...READ MORE

Jun 27, 2018 in Git & GitHub by anonymous
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Git Commands

This command basically adds all your changes ...READ MORE

Aug 14, 2018 in Git & GitHub by Kalgi
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Unable to negotiate with 40.74.28.9 port 22: no matching host key type found. Their offer: ssh-rsa

When using git within Azure DevOps repositories ...READ MORE

Dec 13, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Edureka
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1,953 views
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How can I save username and password in Git?

I want to do a push and ...READ MORE

May 24, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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What does "Changes not staged for commit" mean

As far as I know, to track ...READ MORE

May 23, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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2,234 views
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git fatal Could not read from remote repository

I want to set git with http://danielmiessler.com/study/git/#website to manage ...READ MORE

May 20, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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3,347 views
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How do I properly force a Git push?

I have cloned a remote non-bare main ...READ MORE

May 19, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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789 views
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How do I use git reset --hard HEAD to revert to a previous commit

When I revert this commit: git reset --hard ...READ MORE

May 15, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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865 views
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Git fetch remote branch

I am my co-worker are working on ...READ MORE

May 14, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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653 views
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How do I resolve git saying "Commit your changes or stash them before you can merge"?

I made some changes to my local ...READ MORE

May 13, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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1,136 views
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git - remote add origin vs remote set-url origin

I created a new repo: git init echo "# ...READ MORE

May 13, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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1,590 views
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Could not open a connection to your authentication agent

I am getting this warning error: $ git ...READ MORE

May 8, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind its remote counterpart

We have a branch called dev We access it ...READ MORE

May 5, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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How to upload a project to GitHub?

I have created a repository and now ...READ MORE

May 2, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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564 views
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git error: failed to push some refs to remote

I would advise using: git pull --rebase git push The ...READ MORE

May 2, 2022 in Git & GitHub by narikkadan
• 63,640 points
8,351 views
0 votes
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GitHub "fatal: remote origin already exists"

Update the existing remote: $ git remote set-url ...READ MORE

May 1, 2022 in Git & GitHub by narikkadan
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1,567 views
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TypeError: $(...).DataTable is not a function

This happened because the jQuery DataTables library ...READ MORE

Apr 30, 2022 in Git & GitHub by narikkadan
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Within Azure DevOps, in a Scrum project, change the work type label from "product backlog item" to "user story"

The default hierarchy in ADO using the ...READ MORE

Apr 1, 2022 in Git & GitHub by Kichu
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446 views
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How do I go to a particular version of a file in the Git repository?

Hi@akhtar, You can use git checkout <sha1> to check ...READ MORE

Jan 5, 2021 in Git & GitHub by MD
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2,888 views
0 votes
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How to ignore an error on 'git pull' about my local changes would be overwritten by merge?

Hi Team, If you want to remove all ...READ MORE

Jan 5, 2021 in Git & GitHub by MD
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3,071 views
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How do I update the password for Git?

Hi@akhtar, You need to update your credentials. For ...READ MORE

Jan 5, 2021 in Git & GitHub by MD
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730 views
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Git pull a certain branch from GitHub.

Hi@akhtar, You can simply track your remote branches ...READ MORE

Jan 5, 2021 in Git & GitHub by MD
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703 views
0 votes
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Pushing to Git returning Error Code 403 fatal: HTTP request failed.

Hi@akhtar, Github seems to only support the ssh ...READ MORE

Jan 5, 2021 in Git & GitHub by MD
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10,480 views
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How to download single files from GitHub?

Hi@akhtar, Git does not support downloading parts of ...READ MORE

Jan 4, 2021 in Git & GitHub by MD
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