You rebased your local feature branch onto main and then try to push it with git push origin feature. You receive a rejection error. What is the most probable cause?
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Git - Rebasing
You rebased your local feature branch onto main and then try to push it with git push origin feature. You receive a rejection error. What is the most probable cause?
AThe remote <code>feature</code> branch has commits not in your local branch
BYou have unstaged changes in your working directory
CYour local branch is behind <code>main</code>
DYou forgot to commit your changes before pushing
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Understand rebase effect
Rebasing rewrites commit history, creating new commits.
Step 2: Push rejection reason
The remote branch has different commits, so a normal push is rejected to prevent overwriting history.
Step 3: Other options invalid
Unstaged changes or forgetting commits cause different errors; being behind main doesn't cause push rejection.
Final Answer:
The remote feature branch has commits not in your local branch -> Option A
Quick Check:
Push rejected due to history rewrite after rebase [OK]
Quick Trick:Push rejected because rebase rewrote history on shared branch [OK]
Common Mistakes:
Assuming unstaged changes cause push rejection
Confusing branch behind status with push errors
Forgetting to commit before push
Master "Rebasing" in Git
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