GIT
Git is an open-source distributed version control system (DVCS). Use this tag for questions related to Git usage and workflows. Do not use this tag for general programming questions that happen to involve a Git repository.
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Delete forked repo from GitHub
I'm starting with git and GitHub and there's a project I'm watching on GitHub. I unintentionall
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Pushing to Git returning Error Code 403 fatal: HTTP request failed
I was able to clone a copy of this repo over HTTPS authenticated. I've made some commits and want to push
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Pull new updates from original GitHub repository into forked GitHub repository
I forked someone's repository on GitHub and would like to update my version with commits and updates made
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There is no tracking information for the current branch
I've been using github from a relatively short period, and I've always used the client to perform co
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Git keeps prompting me for a password
I've been using Git for a while now, but the constant requests for a password are starting to drive me up
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Git pull a certain branch from GitHub
I have a project with multiple branches. I've been pushing them to GitHub, and now that someone else is w
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Download single files from GitHub
I guess most of you, developers, use any VCS, and I hope some of you use Git. Do you have any tip or trick how
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Make the current commit the only (initial) commit in a Git repository?
I currently have a local Git repository, which I push to a Github repository. The local repository has ~10 c
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GitHub Error Message - Permission denied (publickey)
Anybody seen this error and know what to do? I'm using the terminal, I'm in the root, the GitHub re
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Are Git forks actually Git clones?
I keep hearing people say they're forking code in Git. Git "fork" sounds suspiciously like Git "clone" pl
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Link to the issue number on GitHub within a commit message
Is it somehow possible to automatically have a link to GitHub issue number in the git commit message?
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Git push results in "Authentication Failed"
I have been using Github for a little while and I have been fine with git add, git commit, and git push so far
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Create a tag in a GitHub repository
I have a repository in GitHub and I need to tag it. I tagged in a shell, but on GitHub, it is not showing up.
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How to remove a directory from git repository?
I have 2 directories on my GitHub repository. I'd like to delete one of them. How could I do that without
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Download a single folder or directory from a GitHub repo
How can I download only a specific folder or directory from a remote Git repo hosted on GitHub? Say the examp
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Git push requires username and password
I cloned a Git repository from my GitHub account to my PC. I want to work with both my PC and laptop, but wit
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How can I remove a commit on GitHub?
I "accidentally" pushed a commit to GitHub. Is it possible to remove this commit? I want
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Is there a way to cache https credentials for pushing commits?
I recently switched to synchronizing my repositories to https:// on GitHub (due to firewall issues), and it as
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How can I delete all Git branches which have been merged?
I have many Git branches. How do I delete branches which have already been merged? Is there an easy way to del
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Git asks for username every time I push
Whenever I try to push into my repo git asks for both username & password. I have no problem in re-enter
