# Initial push to remote repository

3 messages from 2007-09-19 to 2007-09-19. Participants: Thomas Glanzmann, Peter Baumann.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/9942

## Thomas Glanzmann, 2007-09-19 11:35

Subject: Initial push to remote repository
Message-ID: <20070919113557.GA24674@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070919113557.GA24674%40cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de

```
Hello,
I used to publish my local work on a machine with all my git
repositories using the following commands:

# Publish a local created repository to a remote repository.
ssh 131.188.30.102 git --git-dir=/home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/astro.git init-db
git remote add origin 131.188.30.102:/home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/astro.git
git push origin master:master
echo >> .git/config <<EOF
[branch "master"]
        remote = origin
        merge = refs/heads/master
EOF
git pull

But since my last update of git it doesn't seem to work that way anymore. Is
there another way to do what I like to using the git way?

        (ad027088pc) [~] mkdir test_initial_push
        (ad027088pc) [~] cd !$
        (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] touch a
        (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git init
        Initialized empty Git repository in .git/
        (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git add a
        (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git commit -m "whatever" a
        Created initial commit 0d408ed: whatever
        0 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
        create mode 100644 a
        (reverse-i-search)`':
        (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] ssh 131.188.30.102 git --git-dir=/home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/test_initial_push.git init-db
        Initialized empty Git repository in /home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/test_initial_push.git/
        (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git remote add origin 131.188.30.102:/home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/test_initial_push.git/
        You have new mail in /home/adglth0/Maildir
        (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git push origin master:master
        error: dst refspec master does not match any existing ref on the remote and does not start with refs/.
        fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
        error: failed to push to '131.188.30.102:/home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/test_initial_push.git/'
        (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git version
        git version 1.5.3.1
        (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] ssh 131.188.30.102 git version
        git version 1.5.2.1

                Thomas

```

## Peter Baumann, 2007-09-19 12:25

Subject: Re: Initial push to remote repository
Message-ID: <20070919122558.GA4777@xp.machine.xx>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070919122558.GA4777%40xp.machine.xx
In-Reply-To: <20070919113557.GA24674@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

```
On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 01:35:57PM +0200, Thomas Glanzmann wrote:
> Hello,
> I used to publish my local work on a machine with all my git
> repositories using the following commands:
> 
> # Publish a local created repository to a remote repository.
> ssh 131.188.30.102 git --git-dir=/home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/astro.git init-db
> git remote add origin 131.188.30.102:/home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/astro.git
> git push origin master:master
> echo >> .git/config <<EOF
> [branch "master"]
>         remote = origin
>         merge = refs/heads/master
> EOF
> git pull
> 
> But since my last update of git it doesn't seem to work that way anymore. Is
> there another way to do what I like to using the git way?
> 
>         (ad027088pc) [~] mkdir test_initial_push
>         (ad027088pc) [~] cd !$
>         (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] touch a
>         (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git init
>         Initialized empty Git repository in .git/
>         (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git add a
>         (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git commit -m "whatever" a
>         Created initial commit 0d408ed: whatever
>         0 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>         create mode 100644 a
>         (reverse-i-search)`':
>         (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] ssh 131.188.30.102 git --git-dir=/home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/test_initial_push.git init-db
>         Initialized empty Git repository in /home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/test_initial_push.git/
>         (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git remote add origin 131.188.30.102:/home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/test_initial_push.git/
>         You have new mail in /home/adglth0/Maildir
>         (ad027088pc) [~/test_initial_push] git push origin master:master
>         error: dst refspec master does not match any existing ref on the remote and does not start with refs/.
>         fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
>         error: failed to push to '131.188.30.102:/home/cip/adm/sithglan/work/repositories/private/test_initial_push.git/'

Try to give it the full ref name and it should work, e.g.

	git push origin refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master

-siprbaum

```

## Thomas Glanzmann, 2007-09-19 12:27

Subject: Re: Initial push to remote repository
Message-ID: <20070919122738.GB24674@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070919122738.GB24674%40cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de
In-Reply-To: <20070919122558.GA4777@xp.machine.xx>

```
Hello Peter,

> Try to give it the full ref name and it should work, e.g.

> 	git push origin refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master

I owe you a beer or two.

(ad027088pc) [~/work/raid_ueberwachung] git push origin refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master
updating 'refs/heads/master'
  from 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
  to   aca655af03443ef8b4adea269b50471894686b14
 Also local refs/remotes/origin/master
Generating pack...
Done counting 18 objects.
Deltifying 18 objects...
 100% (18/18) done
Writing 18 objects...
 100% (18/18) done
Total 18 (delta 6), reused 0 (delta 0)
refs/heads/master: 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 -> aca655af03443ef8b4adea269b50471894686b14

        Thomas

```