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* Move category to top-level doc set * Move doc set to the top and update short title * Undo package-lock changes * updated hardcoded refs in tests * Update test * Fix hardcoded link in test Co-authored-by: Sarah Schneider <sarahs@github.com>
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title: Dealing with non-fast-forward errors
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intro: 'Sometimes, Git can''t make your change to a remote repository without losing commits. When this happens, your push is refused.'
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redirect_from:
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- /articles/dealing-with-non-fast-forward-errors
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- /github/using-git/dealing-with-non-fast-forward-errors
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- /github/getting-started-with-github/dealing-with-non-fast-forward-errors
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- /github/getting-started-with-github/using-git/dealing-with-non-fast-forward-errors
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versions:
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free-pro-team: '*'
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enterprise-server: '*'
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github-ae: '*'
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---
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If another person has pushed to the same branch as you, Git won't be able to push your changes:
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```shell
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$ git push origin main
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> To https://{% data variables.command_line.codeblock %}/<em>USERNAME</em>/<em>REPOSITORY</em>.git
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> ! [rejected] main -> main (non-fast-forward)
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> error: failed to push some refs to 'https://{% data variables.command_line.codeblock %}/<em>USERNAME</em>/<em>REPOSITORY</em>.git'
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> To prevent you from losing history, non-fast-forward updates were rejected
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> Merge the remote changes (e.g. 'git pull') before pushing again. See the
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> 'Note about fast-forwards' section of 'git push --help' for details.
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```
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You can fix this by [fetching and merging](/github/getting-started-with-github/getting-changes-from-a-remote-repository) the changes made on the remote branch with the changes that you have made locally:
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```shell
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$ git fetch origin
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# Fetches updates made to an online repository
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$ git merge origin <em>YOUR_BRANCH_NAME</em>
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# Merges updates made online with your local work
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```
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Or, you can simply use `git pull` to perform both commands at once:
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```shell
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$ git pull origin <em>YOUR_BRANCH_NAME</em>
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# Grabs online updates and merges them with your local work
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```
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