You and your teammate both pushed changes to the remote origin on branch main. When you try to push your new commits, Git rejects it. What should you do to collaborate successfully?
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Git - Remote Repositories
You and your teammate both pushed changes to the remote origin on branch main. When you try to push your new commits, Git rejects it. What should you do to collaborate successfully?
ARun <code>git pull origin main</code> to fetch and merge remote changes, then push again.
BDelete your local branch and create a new one.
CForce push your changes with <code>git push --force</code> immediately.
DIgnore the error and push again without changes.
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Understand why push was rejected
Git rejects push because remote has new commits your local repo lacks.
Step 2: Fetch and merge remote changes
Run git pull origin main to update your local branch with remote changes.
Step 3: Push your combined changes
After merging, push your commits successfully to remote.
Final Answer:
Run git pull origin main to fetch and merge remote changes, then push again. -> Option A
Quick Check:
Pull before push to sync changes [OK]
Quick Trick:Pull remote changes before pushing to avoid rejection [OK]
Common Mistakes:
Force pushing without syncing first
Deleting local branch unnecessarily
Ignoring push rejection errors
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