I created my remote repository on, say my C-drive, with "git init". I then copied and pasted a file to that location and put it under version control with "git add filename.py". Next I went to my E-drive, which is where I intend to be my working directories. After setting up a similar directory structure (/Projects/), I typed "git clone C:/Projects/project_name" and the desired result appeared on E: E:/Projects/project_name/filename.py. All seemed well with the world!
Now I made some edits to filename.py in my working directory, added/committed and then attempted to push to the remote repository and got this: boB Stepp@DREAMMACHINE1 /e/Projects/project_name (master) $ git push origin master Counting objects: 5, done. Delta compression using up to 8 threads. Compressing objects: 100% (2/2), done. Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 328 bytes | 0 bytes/s, done. Total 3 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) remote: error: refusing to update checked out branch: refs/heads/master remote: error: By default, updating the current branch in a non-bare repository remote: error: is denied, because it will make the index and work tree inconsist ent remote: error: with what you pushed, and will require 'git reset --hard' to matc h remote: error: the work tree to HEAD. remote: error: remote: error: You can set 'receive.denyCurrentBranch' configuration variable to remote: error: 'ignore' or 'warn' in the remote repository to allow pushing into remote: error: its current branch; however, this is not recommended unless you remote: error: arranged to update its work tree to match what you pushed in some remote: error: other way. remote: error: remote: error: To squelch this message and still keep the default behaviour, set remote: error: 'receive.denyCurrentBranch' configuration variable to 'refuse'. To c:/Projects/project_name ! [remote rejected] master -> master (branch is currently checked out) error: failed to push some refs to 'c:/Projects/project_name' I did the usual Google search. What I found recommended I cd to the remote repository, create a new temporary branch, and then checkout that branch. Then go back to my working directory and then push to the remote repository. This works. Problem: I don't understand why what I was originally doing does not allow me to do a push with errors. Would someone please elucidate? And since I am obviously not in the know here, my attempted workflow must be flawed. Would someone point out the "proper" way to initiate a new project under Git version control? Thanks! boB _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor