How do I fix missing git remote details?
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10-07-2019 - |
Question
Some repository clones I have allow me to do this:
% git pull
% git push
But other repositories require me to type:
% git pull origin master
% git push origin master
I think I am missing something in the latter case - does anyone know what is (not) going on here? I am using the latest git version, just obviously not using it well.
Solution
If you cd into your repository directory and then open up your .git/config file in an editor.
Append this to the end of the file:
[branch "master"]
remote = origin
merge = refs/heads/master
This is pretty much just an alias so git knows by default to pull from origin master.
OTHER TIPS
Or if you prefer, you can do the same thing Brian Gianforcaro proposed from the command line:
git config branch.master.remote origin
git config branch.master.merge refs/heads/master
Also, to avoid having to do git push master
, you can specify what branches to push in your Git config file, like so:
[remote "origin"]
...
push = master
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