[NFBCS] Remote Tracking with Git Upstreams

[Nathaniel Schmidt]

Hi,

 

I hope this question has not already been asked as I am aware that a thread
similar to this was initiated a few weeks ago on one or two of the
blindness-related tech lists.  But I've been pretty busy and haven't had
time to read through everything.  I have a question regarding forked repos
and remote tracking.  How do I ensure that I am actually pushing to
origin/branch and not upstream/branch? I would like commentary on some Git
output from the Windows Powershell:

 

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Windows PowerShell

PS C:\GitInit\njsch\splashkit-core> git remote add splashkitowner
https://github.com/splashkit/splashkit-core.git       

PS C:\GitInit\njsch\splashkit-core> git fetch splashkitowner/develop
graphic 73 fatal: 'splashkitowner/develop'

does not appear to be a git repository


fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
graphic 738                    

 


Please make sure you have the correct access rights


and the repository exists.
graphic 738 PS C:\GitInit\njsch\splashkit-core>

git fetch splashkitowner


>From https://github.com/splashkit/splashkit-core


 * [new branch]      develop             -> splashkitowner/develop


 * [new branch]      master              -> splashkitowner/master
graphic 738  * [new branch]    

 new/add-serial      -> splashkitowner/new/add-serial


 * [new branch]      new/twitter-account ->
splashkitowner/new/twitter-account                                          

PS C:\GitInit\njsch\splashkit-core> git checkout develop
graphic 738 Already on 'develop'

 


Your branch is up to date with 'origin/develop'.


PS C:\GitInit\njsch\splashkit-core> git branch -u splashkitowner/develop
graphic 738 Branch 'develop' set

up to track remote branch 'develop' from 'splashkitowner'.


PS C:\GitInit\njsch\splashkit-core> git branch


* develop
graphic 738 PS C:\GitInit\njsch\splashkit-core>

git checkout develop


Already on 'develop'


Your branch is up to date with 'splashkitowner/develop'.
graphic 738 PS C:\GitInit\njsch\splashkit-core>

 


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My problem occurs when I call "git branch -u splashkitowner/develop".  My
experience from other repos is that if I commit from here onwards, my
changes will not be successfully pushed, as Git will assume that I want to
push to remote rather than origin.  What do I do from here on? I need to go
back to origin/develop, not splashkitowner/develop.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Nathaniel

 

 

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Nathaniel Schmidt

Undergraduate student

Bachelor of Computer Science (S306)

School of Information Technology

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

Deakin University, Cloud campus

https://sync.deakin.edu.au/profiles/student/njschmidt/

 

Std. ID: 220493627

E: njschmidt at deakin.edu.au <mailto:njschmidt at deakin.edu.au> 

M: 0439591709

GitHub: https://github.com/njsch/

Skype: nathaniel_schmidt1994