On Thu, May 05, 2011 at 08:47:39AM +0000, chris wrote: > $ git push origin HEAD:newbranch > error: unable to push to unqualified destination: newbranch > The destination refspec neither matches an existing ref on the remote nor > begins with refs/, and we are unable to guess a prefix based on the source ref. > error: failed to push some refs to 'ssh://example.com/srv/git/project.git' > > This worked previously[1]. Local git version 1.7.5, remote git version 1.7.2.3. > > 1. I recently upgraded locally from 1.7.4.x I can't replicate here, using this snippet: git init --bare parent && git clone parent child && (cd child && echo content >file && git add file && git commit -m one && git push origin HEAD:newbranch ) However, you may see that message if you are on a detached head instead of a branch. Might that be the case here? -Peff -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html