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Re: How do I delete a remote branch with a period in the name?

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 3, 2012, 04:14 UTC
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"jonsmirl@gmail.com" <jonsmirl@gmail.com> writes:
> jonsmirl@smirl2:/home/apps/florida/lpc31xx$ git push origin :fl.stg
> error: unable to push to unqualified destination: fl.stg
> 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.

The message seems to be saying that fl.stg is not specific enough perhaps? What does "git ls-remote origin | grep fl.stg" say? If it says refs/smirl/fl.stg, for example, you can be specific as the message suggests, e.g. "git push origin :refs/smirl/fl.stg" or something like that?

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  1. jonsmirl@gmail.comJul 3, 2012
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2012
  3. jonsmirl@gmail.comJul 3, 2012
  4. push: don't guess at qualifying remote refs on deletionJeff King, Jul 3, 2012
  5. jonsmirl@gmail.comJul 3, 2012
  6. Jeff KingJul 3, 2012
  7. jonsmirl@gmail.comJul 3, 2012
  8. Jeff KingJul 3, 2012
  9. Carlos Martín NietoJul 4, 2012
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2012
  11. Jeff KingJul 4, 2012
  12. Andreas SchwabJul 3, 2012
  13. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2012
  14. Carlos Martín NietoJul 5, 2012
  15. Phil HordJul 5, 2012
  16. Carlos Martín NietoJul 5, 2012
  17. Junio C HamanoJul 5, 2012

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