This is a multi-part answer because there are two separate issues here that are tangling together now. Here’s a summary of what we’ll cover: main vs master error: src refspec main does not match any reconciling separate main and master branches Each of these is in its own section. main vs master Git itself has … Read more
A refspec tells git how to map references from a remote to the local repo. The value you listed was +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* +refs/merge-requests/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/merge-requests/*; so let’s break that down. You have two patterns with a space between them; this just means you’re giving multiple rules. (The pro git book refers to this as two refspecs; which is … Read more
Let’s start by explaining what a tag in git is A tag is used to label and mark a specific commit in the history. It is usually used to mark release points (eg. v1.0, etc.). Although a tag may appear similar to a branch, a tag, however, does not change. It points directly to a … Read more
Maybe you just need to commit. I ran into this when I did: mkdir repo && cd repo git remote add origin /path/to/origin.git git add . Oops! Never committed! git push -u origin master error: src refspec master does not match any. All I had to do was: git commit -m “initial commit” git push … Read more