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How to init a empty repo for pushing?

Subject: How to init a empty repo for pushing?

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3 messages between Apr 3, 2009 and Apr 3, 2009.

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Changsheng Jiang· Apr 3, 2009, 18:17 UTC · lore

Hi list,

I have a repository in my laptop, and need to push the repo to a remote server using ssh protocol.

I know how to init a original repo. But the repo in the server is not original, the laptop repo is.

Just 'git init' in server, then 'git push server' after 'git remote add server ...' in laptop gives error.

Thanks, Changsheng Jiang

Jeff King· Apr 3, 2009, 18:23 UTC · re: Changsheng Jiang · lore

Re: How to init a empty repo for pushing?

On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 02:17:33AM +0800, Changsheng Jiang wrote:

> Just 'git init' in server, then 'git push server' after 'git remote
> add server ...'  in laptop gives error.

It's hard to say without seeing the error message, but I'm assuming it was along the lines of "No refs in common".

By default, "git push server" will push matching branches (i.e., ones that both the client and the server have in common). To push a new branch, you say "git push server $BRANCH", or even just "git push --all server".

-Peff

Changsheng Jiang· Apr 3, 2009, 18:27 UTC · re: Jeff King · lore

Re: How to init a empty repo for pushing?

On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 02:23, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:

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> On Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 02:17:33AM +0800, Changsheng Jiang wrote:
>
>> Just 'git init' in server, then 'git push server' after 'git remote
>> add server ...'  in laptop gives error.
>
> It's hard to say without seeing the error message, but I'm assuming it
> was along the lines of "No refs in common".
>
> By default, "git push server" will push matching branches (i.e., ones
> that both the client and the server have in common). To push a new
> branch, you say "git push server $BRANCH", or even just "git push --all
> server".

Thanks, 'git push --all server' works.

>
> -Peff
>

Changsheng Jiang