On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:22:01 PM UTC+2, ks...@kendallshaw.com wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to use a repository being served at my work, by me. If I: > > git ls-remote > > It shows the branches that I expect, e.g.: > > ... refs/remotes/floop > > git branch -a shows: > > * master > remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master > remotes/origin/master > > git branch -r show: > > origin/HEAD -> origin/master > origin/master > > This produces an error message: > > git checkout -b noo origin/floop > > Fatal: Cannot update paths and switch to branch 'noo' at the same time. > > So, after that I've tried things I've read about but don't understand, > like: > > git remote update > git fetch > > I get the same error message when trying to checkout the branch. > > git remote add woof https://example.com/arf.git > git fetch woof > git checkout -b noo woo/floop > > Produces the same error message. > > git branch -a > > now also shows > > remotes/woof/master > > and nothing else new. > > Can you tell what the problem is? >
It appears you are trying to check out a remote branch that does not exist. If the remote repository 'origin' did have a branch called 'woof', it should appear in the output when you do git branch -r. If the branch has been added after you last fetched, you'll have to do another git fetch origin first to sync the remote. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
