The error message you’re encountering indicates that your local master branch is behind the remote master branch on GitHub. To resolve this issue, you need to update your local branch with the changes from the remote branch before you can push your changes.
Here’s how you can fix it:
Steps to Fix
How to fix:
(base) tedl@Teds-MacBook-Pro public % git push
To https://github.com/Ted-L/Ted-L.github.io.git
! [rejected] master -> master (non-fast-forward)
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/Ted-L/Ted-L.github.io.git'
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.
(base) tedl@Teds-MacBook-Pro public %
To fix the error you’re encountering when trying to push to your GitHub repository, follow these steps:
Step 1: Fetch the latest changes from the remote repository
First, you need to fetch the latest changes from the remote repository. This will update your local repository with any changes that have been made on GitHub.
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Step 2: Merge the changes
Next, you need to merge the changes from the remote master branch into your local master branch. You can do this using the following command:
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If there are no conflicts, the merge will complete successfully. If there are conflicts, you’ll need to resolve them in your files.
Step 3: Push your changes
Once the merge is complete (and conflicts are resolved, if any), you can push your changes to the remote repository:
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Alternative: Using git pull
Alternatively, you can combine the fetch and merge steps into one command using git pull:
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After pulling, if there are no conflicts, you can then push your changes:
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Summary
- Fetch the latest changes:
git fetch origin - Merge the changes:
git merge origin/master(orgit pull origin master) - Push your changes:
git push origin master
This should resolve the non-fast-forward error you are facing.
