[NFBCS] Remote Tracking with Git Upstreams

[Littlefield, Tyler]

I'm not totally sure what all of your output is supposed to mean, so 
I'll try to explain.
When you track an upstream branch, or any branch remotely (this also 
isn't github specific), you're pointing a branch at a remote repo.
I use this to merge upstream changes in on forked projects, which you've 
already mentioned.
So a couple of tips:
1) When you want to create a branch off of your upstream, if you plan to 
submit a pr for example, you can do so by using:
git checkout -b <your branch name> upstream
where upstream is the upstream branch you want to use.
To make sure that you're pushing to the right place, use git branch -a, 
find the one with the asterisk (*) next to it, that is your current 
branch. it will show remote/origin/... or origin/...
PS: you should not be pushing to upstream branches regardless. Submit a 
pull request: create a branch off of upstream as I showed earlier, add 
your changes, commit, push. When you push to Github you will get a link 
for creating a pull request.

HTH,

On 8/2/2020 9:49 PM, Nathaniel Schmidt via NFBCS wrote:
> 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:
>
>   
>
> ---Begin---
>
> 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>
>
>   
>
>
> ---End---
>
>   
>
> 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
>
>   
>
>   
>
> ========================================
>
> 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>
>
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