On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 18:01 +0200, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 17:14 +0200, Steffen Prohaska wrote: > > On Oct 18, 2007, at 4:50 PM, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > > > > > > > > I thougth I could create a new branch on the server using: > > > > > > # > git push ssh://devsrv/var/git/os2kernel.git linus:refs/linus > > > Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 > > > forwarding. > > > updating 'refs/linus' using 'refs/heads/linus' > > > from 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 > > > to bbf25010f1a6b761914430f5fca081ec8c7accd1 > > > Generating pack... > > > Done counting 0 objects. > > > Writing 0 objects... > > > Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) > > > error: refusing to create funny ref 'refs/linus' locally > > > ng refs/linus funny refname > > > error: failed to push to 'ssh://devsrv/var/git/os2kernel.git' > > > > > > but that doesn't work. Am I doing this wrong? > > > > Include 'heads' in your remote refspec: > > > > git push ssh://devsrv/var/git/os2kernel.git linus:refs/heads/linus > > Now the push went OK: > git push ssh://devsrv/var/git/os2kernel.git linus:refs/head/linus > Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding. > updating 'refs/head/linus' using 'refs/heads/linus' > from 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 > to bbf25010f1a6b761914430f5fca081ec8c7accd1 > Generating pack... > Done counting 0 objects. > Writing 0 objects... > Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) > refs/head/linus: 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 -> bbf25010f1a6b761914430f5fca081ec8c7accd1 > > but there is no linus branch in the server repo! > > However: > git push ssh://devsrv/var/git/os2kernel.git linus > > creates a linus branch in the server and > > git push ssh://devsrv/var/git/os2kernel.git :linus > Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding. > deleting 'refs/heads/linus' > refs/heads/linus: bbf25010f1a6b761914430f5fca081ec8c7accd1 -> deleted > Everything up-to-date > > deletes the linus branch on the server and so does > git push ssh://devsrv/var/git/os2kernel.git :refs/heads/linus > > ahh, now I see. When creating the branch the refspec needs to be refs/heads/linus, > not refs/head/linus > > refs/head/linus will create just that on the server. git branch does not look > there, only in refs/heads > > Seems like it is a bit too easy to make mistakes here. Why can I delete > a branch with :linus but not create one with linus:linus? > Also confusing that git lets me create refs/head/linus when git branch > cannot find it. > > Jocke BTW this does not work either: git reset --hard HEAD^ git push -f ssh://devsrv/var/git/os2kernel.git +master:master updating 'refs/heads/master' from 9c344d18d01221c8f25080cb58910e6b09efbf55 to 5761a9e5924b34615c748fba2dcb977ed04c1243 Generating pack... Done counting 0 objects. Writing 0 objects... Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) error: denying non-fast forward refs/heads/master (you should pull first) ng refs/heads/master non-fast forward error: failed to push to 'ssh://devsrv/var/git/os2kernel.git' I thought the + in +master:master and the -f option should let me do that. - 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
