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

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Jul 3, 2012, 07:56 UTC
Message-ID: <m23959e0qp.fsf@igel.home>
In-Reply-To: <CAKON4OwnUKQ6MT8HBNDyfhZLZS5xGKA2Ss1krY9OQGG1gaFhDw@mail.gmail.com>

"jonsmirl@gmail.com" <jonsmirl@gmail.com> writes:

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> 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.
> error: failed to push some refs to 'git@github.com:jonsmirl/lpc31xx.git'
> jonsmirl@smirl2:/home/apps/florida/lpc31xx$
>
> jonsmirl@smirl2:/home/apps/florida/lpc31xx$ git branch -r
>   linus/master
>   origin/HEAD -> origin/master
>   origin/bar.stgit
>   origin/dt-test
>   origin/fl.stgit
>   origin/foo.stgit
>   origin/lpc313x-stg
>   origin/lpc313x-stg.stgit
>   origin/master
>   origin/master.stgit
>   origin/temp.stgit
>   origin/v3.4-stg
>   origin/v3.4-stg.stgit
>   origin/v3.5-stg
>   origin/v3.5-stg.stgit

There doesn't appear to be a remote branch with that name.

Andreas.

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