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Re: Users of git-check-files?

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date
Aug 3, 2005, 18:10 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.58.0508031108550.3258@g5.osdl.org>
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<200508031946.01017.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Josef Weidendorfer wrote:
> 
> But my example shows that the error happens even with 2 branches totally 
> unrelated to each other: if branch1 got a new commit, you can not push to
> branch2 from another clone.
Sure you can.
	git-send-pack remote branch2
and you've just done so.

The shorthand of "no branches listed" expands to _all_ branches, and if you try to send all branches, then you're trying to update "branch1" with something you don't have. That's your usage error.

		Linus
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Message 31 of 37 in “Users of git-check-files?”
  1. Johannes SchindelinAug 2, 2005
  2. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2005
  4. Johannes SchindelinAug 3, 2005
  5. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  6. Johannes SchindelinAug 3, 2005
  7. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2005
  9. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2005
  11. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  12. Johannes SchindelinAug 3, 2005
  13. Josef WeidendorferAug 3, 2005
  14. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2005
  15. Josef WeidendorferAug 3, 2005
  16. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  17. (preview) Renaming push.Junio C Hamano, Aug 3, 2005
  18. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  19. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2005
  20. Linus TorvaldsAug 4, 2005
  21. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2005
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2005
  23. Linus TorvaldsAug 4, 2005
  24. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2005
  25. Teach rev-list since..til notation.Junio C Hamano, Aug 4, 2005
  26. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  27. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2005
  28. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  29. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2005
  30. Josef WeidendorferAug 3, 2005
  31. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  32. Linus TorvaldsAug 3, 2005
  33. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2005
  34. Josef WeidendorferAug 3, 2005
  35. Johannes SchindelinAug 3, 2005
  36. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2005
  37. Johannes SchindelinAug 4, 2005

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