📦 Git Errors

35 error notes

error: cannot rebase: You have unstaged changes.
error: Please commit or stash them.

gitrebasegit-stashdevops

gitbeginner

Fixing Git Error: Untracked working tree files would be overwritten by checkout

error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by checkout

gitcheckoutuntrackedversion-control

gitbeginner

Fix Git 'Filename too long' Error When Cloning or Checking Out on Windows

error: unable to create file some/very/deeply/nested/path/component/filename.tsx: Filename too long
fatal: unable to checkout working tree

gitwindowsfilenamepath-length

gitintermediate

Fixing the Git 'Dubious Ownership' Error in Docker and CI/CD

fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/workspace'

gitdockerci-cddevops

gitbeginner

Fix 'error: The branch is not fully merged' When Deleting a Git Branch

error: The branch 'feature/my-feature' is not fully merged.
If you are sure you want to delete it, run 'git branch -D feature/my-feature'.

gitbranchmergedelete

gitintermediate

Fix "fatal: shallow update not allowed" When Pushing from a Shallow Clone

fatal: shallow update not allowed

gitshallow-clonepushunshallow

gitbeginner

Fixing Git 'Permission denied (publickey)' SSH Errors

Permission denied (publickey). fatal: Could not read from remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.

gitsshauthenticationgithub

gitbeginner

Fixing Git Error: fatal: ambiguous argument 'HEAD': unknown revision or path not in the working tree

fatal: ambiguous argument 'HEAD': unknown revision or path not in the working tree.
Use '--' to separate paths from revisions, like this:
'git <command> [<revision>...] -- [<file>...]'

gitHEADempty-repoinitial-commit

gitbeginner

Fix Git Error: fatal: cannot do a partial commit during a merge

fatal: cannot do a partial commit during a merge.

gitmergecommitconflict

gitintermediate

Fix Git Error: fatal: It seems that there is already a rebase-merge directory

fatal: It seems that there is already a rebase-merge directory, and I wonder if you are in the middle of another rebase.  If that is the case, please try
	git rebase (--continue | --abort | --skip)
If that is not the case, please
	rm -fr ".git/rebase-merge"

gitrebaserebase-mergetroubleshooting

gitintermediate

Fixing the 'Git SSL Certificate Problem: unable to get local issuer certificate' Error

fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/user/repo.git/': SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate

gitsslhttpssecurity

gitintermediate

Fix 'git stash pop' Failing with 'Your local changes would be overwritten by merge'

error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
        src/main.py
Please commit your changes or stash them before you merge.
Aborting

gitstashstash-popmerge-conflict

gitbeginner

Fix Git Error: pathspec did not match any file(s) known to git When Checking Out Branches

error: pathspec 'feature/my-branch' did not match any file(s) known to git

gitcheckoutbranchpathspec

gitintermediate

Fix Git Repository Corrupt Object Files: 'error: object file is empty' and 'fatal: loose object is corrupt'

error: object file .git/objects/ab/cdef1234567890abcdef is empty
fatal: loose object abcdef1234567890 (stored in .git/objects/ab/cdef1234567890) is corrupt

gitcorruptionrepairobjects

gitbeginner

Fix 'fatal: remote origin already exists' When Adding a Git Remote

fatal: remote origin already exists.

gitremoteorigin

gitbeginner

Fix 'fatal: Unable to create index.lock: File exists' When Git Is Stuck

fatal: Unable to create '.../.git/index.lock': File exists.

gitindex.locktroubleshootinglinux

gitbeginner

Fix 'fatal: The current branch has no upstream branch' When Pushing to Git Remote

fatal: The current branch feature/my-branch has no upstream branch.
To push the current branch and set the remote as upstream, use

    git push --set-upstream origin feature/my-branch

gitpushupstreambranch

gitintermediate

Fix Git Clone/Push Failure: error: RPC failed; curl 18 transfer closed with outstanding read data remaining

error: RPC failed; curl 18 transfer closed with outstanding read data remaining
fatal: the remote end hung up unexpectedly

gitclonepushrpc

gitbeginner

Fix "Could not resolve host: github.com" — Git Cannot Connect to Remote Repository

fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/user/repo.git/': Could not resolve host: github.com

gitnetworkdnsproxy

gitbeginner

Git status shows no changes after renaming 'file.txt' to 'File.txt' on Windows/macOS

git status shows no changes after renaming 'file.txt' to 'File.txt' on Windows/macOS

gitcase-sensitiverenameconfig

gitbeginner

How to Fix the Git Error: 'src refspec main does not match any'

error: src refspec main does not match any
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/user/repo.git'

gitdevopsgithubcoding-tips

gitbeginner

Fixing the 'LF will be replaced by CRLF' Git Warning on Windows

warning: LF will be replaced by CRLF in file.txt.
The file will have its original line endings in your working directory

gitdevopscrlflf

gitintermediate

Fixing the 'gpg failed to sign the data' Error in Git

error: gpg failed to sign the data
fatal: failed to write commit object

gitgpgdevopssecurity

gitbeginner

Fixing Git Error: 'Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout'

error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:
	file.txt
Please commit your changes or stash them before you switch branches.
Aborting

gitcheckoutstashbranch

gitintermediate

Fix 'cannot lock ref' Error When Fetching or Pulling from Git Remote

error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/main': is at abc1234 but expected def5678
fatal: failed to fetch

gitfetchpulllock

gitintermediate

Fix Git Push Rejected: File Exceeds GitHub's Size Limit (remote: error: File ... exceeds GitHub's file size limit)

remote: error: File path/to/file.bin is 150.00 MB; this exceeds GitHub's file size limit of 100.00 MB

gitpushlarge-filegithub

gitbeginner

Fix Git Push Rejected: Updates Were Rejected Because the Tip of Your Current Branch Is Behind

error: failed to push some refs - Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind

gitpushremote

gitbeginner

Fix Git Error: Your Local Changes Would Be Overwritten by Merge

error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:

gitpullmergestash

gitbeginner

Fix 'fatal: destination path already exists and is not an empty directory' in Git Clone

fatal: destination path 'project-name' already exists and is not an empty directory.

gitclonedirectoryworkspace

gitbeginner

Fix 'fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git' Error in Git

fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

gitrepositoryinit

gitbeginner

Fix 'fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories' in Git

fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories

gitmergehistoryunrelated

gitbeginner

Fix Git Authentication Failed for GitHub: 'Support for password authentication was removed'

remote: Support for password authentication was removed on August 13, 2021. fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/user/repo.git/'

gitgithubauthenticationtoken

gitintermediate

Resolve Git Merge Conflict: CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in file.txt

CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in file.txt

gitmergeconflict

📦 Git Errors

Fixing the "insufficient permission" Git Error in Shared Repositories

How to Fix Git Error: 'Updates were rejected because the tag already exists in the remote'

Fixing the Git Error: 'cannot rebase: You have unstaged changes'

Fixing Git Error: Untracked working tree files would be overwritten by checkout

Fix Git 'Filename too long' Error When Cloning or Checking Out on Windows

Fixing the Git 'Dubious Ownership' Error in Docker and CI/CD

Fix 'error: The branch is not fully merged' When Deleting a Git Branch

Fix "fatal: shallow update not allowed" When Pushing from a Shallow Clone

Fixing Git 'Permission denied (publickey)' SSH Errors

Fixing Git Error: fatal: ambiguous argument 'HEAD': unknown revision or path not in the working tree

Fix Git Error: fatal: cannot do a partial commit during a merge

Fix Git Error: fatal: It seems that there is already a rebase-merge directory

Fixing the 'Git SSL Certificate Problem: unable to get local issuer certificate' Error

Fix 'git stash pop' Failing with 'Your local changes would be overwritten by merge'

Fix Git Error: pathspec did not match any file(s) known to git When Checking Out Branches

Fix Git Repository Corrupt Object Files: 'error: object file is empty' and 'fatal: loose object is corrupt'

Fix 'fatal: remote origin already exists' When Adding a Git Remote

Fix 'fatal: Unable to create index.lock: File exists' When Git Is Stuck

Fix 'fatal: The current branch has no upstream branch' When Pushing to Git Remote

Fix Git Clone/Push Failure: error: RPC failed; curl 18 transfer closed with outstanding read data remaining

Fix "Could not resolve host: github.com" — Git Cannot Connect to Remote Repository

Git status shows no changes after renaming 'file.txt' to 'File.txt' on Windows/macOS

How to Fix the Git Error: 'src refspec main does not match any'

Fixing the 'LF will be replaced by CRLF' Git Warning on Windows

Fixing the 'gpg failed to sign the data' Error in Git

Fixing Git Error: 'Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout'

Fix 'cannot lock ref' Error When Fetching or Pulling from Git Remote

Fix Git Push Rejected: File Exceeds GitHub's Size Limit (remote: error: File ... exceeds GitHub's file size limit)

Fix Git Push Rejected: Updates Were Rejected Because the Tip of Your Current Branch Is Behind

Fix Git Error: Your Local Changes Would Be Overwritten by Merge

Fix 'fatal: destination path already exists and is not an empty directory' in Git Clone

Fix 'fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git' Error in Git

Fix 'fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories' in Git

Fix Git Authentication Failed for GitHub: 'Support for password authentication was removed'

Resolve Git Merge Conflict: CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in file.txt