Questions tagged [github]
GitHub is a web-based hosting service for software development projects that use Git for version control. Use this tag for questions specific to problems with repositories hosted on GitHub, features specific to GitHub, and using GitHub for collaborating with other users. Do not use this tag for Git-related issues simply because a repository happens to be hosted on GitHub.
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How to determine the URL that a local Git repository was originally cloned from
I pulled a project with several forks on GitHub, but forgot which fork it was. How do I determine which fork I pulled?
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How do I update or sync a forked repository on GitHub?
I forked a project, made changes, and created a pull request which was accepted. New commits were later added to the repository. How do I get those commits into my fork?
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How to add images to README.md on GitHub?
Recently I joined GitHub. I hosted some projects there.
I need to include some images in my README File. I don't know how to do that.
I searched about this, but all I got was some links which tell me ...
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Is there a way to cache https credentials for pushing commits?
I recently switched to synchronizing my repositories to https:// on GitHub (due to firewall issues), and it asks for a password every time.
Is there a way to cache the credentials, instead of ...
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How can I remove a commit on GitHub? [duplicate]
I "accidentally" pushed a commit to GitHub.
Is it possible to remove this commit?
I want to revert my GitHub repository as it was before this commit.
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Download a single folder or directory from a GitHub repo
How can I download only a specific folder or directory from a remote Git repo hosted on GitHub?
Say the example GitHub repo lives here:
[email protected]:foobar/Test.git
Its directory structure:
Test/...
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How to find a deleted file in the project commit history?
Once upon a time, there was a file in my project that I would now like to be able to get.
The problem is: I have no idea of when have I deleted it and on which path it was.
How can I locate the ...
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Git push requires username and password
I cloned a Git repository from my GitHub account to my PC.
I want to work with both my PC and laptop, but with one GitHub account.
When I try to push to or pull from GitHub using my PC, it requires ...
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Message "Support for password authentication was removed."
I got this error on my console when I tried to use git pull:
remote: Support for password authentication was removed on August 13, 2021.
remote: Please see https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/...
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Create a tag in a GitHub repository
I have a GitHub repository and I need to tag it.
I created a tag in a shell using the following command:
git tag 2.0
git tag
>>> 2.0
The tag does exist locally, but does not appear on GitHub....
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GitHub relative link in Markdown file
Is there a way to create a URL anchor, <a>, link from within a Markdown file, to another file within the same repository and branch (aka a link relative to the current branch)?
For example, in ...
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How to install an npm package from GitHub directly
Trying to install modules from GitHub results in this error:
ENOENT error on package.json.
Easily reproduced using express:
npm install https://github.com/visionmedia/express throws error.
npm ...
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Git push results in "Authentication Failed"
I have been using GitHub for a little while, and I have been fine with git add, git commit, and git push, so far without any problems. Suddenly I am having an error that says:
fatal: Authentication ...
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GitHub Error Message - Permission denied (publickey)
Anybody seen this error and know what to do?
I'm using the terminal, I'm in the root, the GitHub repository exists and I don't know what to do now.
> git push -u origin master
Permission denied (...
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Calculate RSA key fingerprint
I need to do the SSH key audit for GitHub, but I am not sure how do find my RSA key fingerprint. I originally followed a guide to generate an SSH key on Linux.
What is the command I need to enter to ...
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git error: failed to push some refs to remote
I can't push now, though I could do it yesterday.
When I use git push origin master, I get an error:
$ git remote -v
origin https://github.com/REDACTED.git (fetch)
origin https://github.com/REDACTED....
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git - remote add origin vs remote set-url origin
I create a new repository:
git init
echo "# MESSAGE" >> README.md
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
Then I want to push my commit to the empty remote repository ...
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Link to the issue number on GitHub within a commit message
Is it somehow possible to automatically have a link to GitHub issue number in the git commit message?
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There is no tracking information for the current branch
I've been using github from a relatively short period, and I've always used the client to perform commits and pulls. I decided to try it from the git bash yesterday, and I successfully created a new ...
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Download single files from GitHub
What are some tips on downloading a single file from a GitHub repo?
I don't want the URL for displaying the raw file; in the case of binaries, there's nothing.
http://support.github.com/discussions/...
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How to cherry-pick only changes to certain files?
If I want to merge into a Git branch the changes made only to some of the files changed in a particular commit which includes changes to multiple files, how can this be achieved?
Suppose the Git ...
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Make the current commit the only (initial) commit in a Git repository?
I currently have a local Git repository, which I push to a Github repository.
The local repository has ~10 commits, and the Github repository is a synchronised duplicate of this.
What I'd like to ...
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Git asks for username every time I push
Whenever I try to push into my repo git asks for both username & password.
I have no problem in re-entering my password each time but the problem is in entering username. I use https to clone my ...
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When does Git refresh the list of remote branches?
Using git branch --all shows all remote and local branches. When does Git refresh this list?
On pull/push? And how do I refresh it using Git Bash?
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Can you get the number of lines of code from a GitHub repository?
In a GitHub repository you can see “language statistics”, which displays the percentage of the project that’s written in a language. It doesn’t, however, display how many lines of code the project ...
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Pull new updates from original GitHub repository into forked GitHub repository
I forked someone's repository on GitHub and would like to update my version with commits and updates made in the original repository. These were made after I forked my copy.
How can I pull in the ...
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Are Git forks actually Git clones?
I keep hearing people say they're forking code in Git. Git "fork" sounds suspiciously like Git "clone" plus some (meaningless) psychological willingness to forgo future merges. There is no fork ...
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Remove directory from remote repository after adding them to .gitignore
I committed and pushed some directory to github. After that, I altered the .gitignore file adding a directory that should be ignored. Everything works fine, but the (now ignored) directory stays on ...
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How to draw checkbox or tick mark in GitHub Markdown table?
I am able to draw checkbox in Github README.md lists using
- [ ] (for unchecked checkbox)
- [x] (for checked checkbox)
But this is not working in table. Does anybody know how to implement checkbox or ...
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SSH Key - Still asking for password and passphrase
I've been somewhat 'putting up' with Github always asking for my username and password when I clone a repository. I want to bypass this step because it is an annoyance within my workflow.
I tried ...
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Git keeps prompting me for a password
I've been using Git for a while now, but the constant requests for a password are starting to drive me up the wall.
I'm using Mac OS X and GitHub, and I set up Git and my SSH keys as ...
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Pushing to Git returning Error Code 403 fatal: HTTP request failed
I was able to clone a copy of this repo over HTTPS authenticated. I've made some commits and want to push back out to the GitHub server. Using Cygwin on Windows 7 x64.
C:\cygwin\home\XPherior\Code\...
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Pull request vs Merge request
What is the difference between a Pull request and a Merge request?
In GitHub, it's a Pull Request while in GitLab, for example, it's a Merge Request. So, is there a difference between both of these?
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What is the difference between GitHub and gist?
What is the purpose of gist and how is it different from regular code sharing/maintaining using GitHub?
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Multiple GitHub accounts on the same computer?
Trying to work on both my actual "work" repos, and my repos on GitHub, from my computer.
The work account was set up first, and everything works flawlessly.
My account, however, cannot seem ...
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Delete forked repo from GitHub
I'm starting with git and GitHub and there's a project I'm watching on GitHub. I unintentionally clicked to fork it. Now it appears as a new project to me.
I have some doubts about it:
I know if ...
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How to state in requirements.txt a direct github source
I've installed a library using the command
pip install git+git://github.com/mozilla/elasticutils.git
which installs it directly from a Github repository. This works fine and I want to have that ...
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GitHub satanically messing with Markdown - changes 666 to DCLXVI
My GitHub repository has nothing but a readme in it. In this readme, locally I wrote this:
Factoids:
- There are about six different ways to do everything in Forked.
- There are actually six ...
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Updating a local repository with changes from a GitHub repository
I've got a project checked locally from GitHub, and that remote repository has since had changes made to it. What's the correct command to update my local copy with the latest changes?
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Why is a git 'pull request' not called a 'push request'?
The terminology used to merge a branch with an official repository is a 'pull request'. This is confusing, as it appears that I am requesting to push my changes to the official repository.
Why is it ...
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Change name of folder when cloning from GitHub?
When I clone something from Github, it creates a folder with the same name as the app on my computer. Is there a way to change the name?
For example, doing this clone creates a long "sign-in-with-...
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gpg failed to sign the data fatal: failed to write commit object [Git 2.10.0]
I followed few articles over the pretty attributes on Git 2.10 release note. Going through which upgraded the git to 2.10.0 and made changes to global .gitconfig resulting as follows -
[filter "lfs"]...
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How to add screenshot to READMEs in github repository?
Is it possible to place a screenshot in README file in a GitHub repository? What's the syntax?
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Git push existing repo to a new and different remote repo server?
Say I have a repository on git.fedorahosted.org and I want to clone this into my account at github to have my own playground aside from the more "official" repo on fedorahosted.
What would be the ...
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How can I reference a commit in an issue comment on GitHub?
I find a lot of answers on how to reference a GitHub issue in a git comment (using the #xxx notation).
I'd like to reference a commit in my comment, generating a link to the commit details page?
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GitHub: invalid username or password
I have a project hosted on GitHub. I fail when trying to push my modifications on the master. I always get the following error message
Password for 'https://[email protected]':
remote: Invalid username ...
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View markdown files offline [closed]
Is there a way to display .md files offline so we know what it will look like once it's uploaded in Github? I'm referring to showing the README.md file as it would come out in Github, and not as for ...
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How do I create a folder in a GitHub repository?
I want to create a folder in a GitHub repository and then add files to that folder.
How do I achieve this?
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Remote origin already exists on 'git push' to a new repository
I have my project on GitHub at some location, [email protected]:myname/oldrep.git.
Now I want to push all my code to a new repository at some other location, [email protected]:newname/newrep.git.
I used ...
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Git Push ERROR: Repository not found
I am having a very strange problem with git and github. When I try and push, I am getting:
git push -u origin master
ERROR: Repository not found.
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
I added ...
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