connect to existing GIT repo

[ashaw at seberg.co.uk]

Thanks so much. Yes, that did it..

pass git fetch origin
pass git reset --hard origin/master

only one extra command required after these (in my case):

pass git push --set-upstream origin master

All good now :-) Thanks again.

On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:40:25PM +0000, lorenzbischof at gmail.com wrote:
> I think it should be:
> 
> git fetch origin
> git reset --hard origin/master
> 
> See:
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1628088/reset-local-repository-branch-to-be-just-like-remote-repository-head
> 
> On Fri, 26 May 2017, 12:56 Andy Shaw, <ashaw at seberg.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks. Gave that a try, but getting another error:
> >
> > pass git reset --hard origin master
> > fatal: ambiguous argument 'origin': unknown revision or path not in the
> > working tree.
> > Use '--' to separate paths from revisions, like this:
> > 'git <command> [<revision>...] -- [<file>...]'
> >
> > Think I need a crash course in revision control..
> >
> > On Fri, 26 May 2017, 11:18 Andrew Spiers, <andrew at andrewspiers.net> wrote:
> >
> >> If you haven't added anything new on the new device, maybe try a git
> >> reset --hard origin master on the new laptop.
> >>
> >> On 26 May 2017 at 19:28,  <ashaw at seberg.co.uk> wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I have a remote password store GIT repo, and have a few devices set up
> >> to sync. All works well, but I'm struggling
> >> > to get a new Linux Fedora laptop to sync for the first time. I've run
> >> through the setup, but my initial attempt to
> >> > pull from the remote repo gives me this:
> >> >
> >> > There is no tracking information for the current branch.
> >> > Please specify which branch you want to merge with.
> >> > See git-pull(1) for details.
> >> >
> >> >     git pull <remote> <branch>
> >> >
> >> > If you wish to set tracking information for this branch you can do so
> >> with:
> >> >
> >> >     git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/<branch> master
> >> >
> >> > Likewise, when I try to push:
> >> >
> >> > pass git push
> >> > fatal: The current branch master has no upstream branch.
> >> > To push the current branch and set the remote as upstream, use
> >> >
> >> >     git push --set-upstream origin master
> >> >
> >> > Which I try:
> >> >
> >> > pass git push --set-upstream origin master
> >> > To ssh://<host>/<repo>
> >> >  ! [rejected]        master -> master (non-fast-forward)
> >> > error: failed to push some refs to 'ssh://<host>/<repo>'
> >> > hint: Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is
> >> behind
> >> > hint: its remote counterpart. Integrate the remote changes (e.g.
> >> > hint: 'git pull ...') before pushing again.
> >> > hint: See the 'Note about fast-forwards' in 'git push --help' for
> >> details.
> >> >
> >> > I've looked at some of the GIT posts to try and figure this out, but so
> >> far I'm unable to get past this.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone advise as to how to get this working?
> >> >
> >> > Many thanks.
> >> >
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