Try `git push origin :base_2-adam` --tek On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Christopher Haupt < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've been staring at this one for a while and I'm probably missing > something obvious. On a clean clone of a private repository, I have a > number of remote branches. Some are pretty old, and I thought I would > do some housekeeping to ditch branches that are no longer in use: > > > git branch -a > > * master > origin/HEAD > origin/adam-sandbox > origin/base_2 > origin/base_2-adam > origin/base_2_themes > origin/master > origin/sponsors > > Say I want to remove origin/base_2-adam, I get this: > > > git push origin :refs/heads/base_2-adam > > error: cannot delete 'refs/heads/base_2-adam' from packed refs > error: failed to delete refs/heads/base_2-adam > To [EMAIL PROTECTED]:chaupt/xyz_base.git > ! [remote rejected] base_2-adam (failed to delete) > error: failed to push some refs to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]:chaupt/ > xyz_base.git' > > I'm fuzzy on what this means. Haven't found quite the right doc out > there to give me a pointer. Suggestions? > > -c > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GitHub" group. To post to this group, send email to github@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/github?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
