Do I have 1 repository, or no repositories? If I have 1 repository, why isn’t it listed, and how can I peruse it? If I have no repositories, why does the number 1 appear on the "Repositories" tab’s label, and how can I set this number to 0? >Solution : Did u delete a recent… Read More Do I have 1 or 0 repositories? GitHub is ambiguous

I tried cloning my project from github. I am getting the following error in my mac during the cloning process. Permission denied (publickey) fatal – Could not read from remote repository. i have already added the ssh key to my github account . >Solution : Try following these steps Step 1: create a new ssh… Read More Mac – Permission denied (publickey) – Cannot not read from remote repository

I have a git repository at repo on my local computer, and on GitHub I have a repo online with main branches main and b2. On my local computer I have branches master and b2. The local repo directory has subdirectory repo\subdir. On GitHub this subdirectory is not showing up in online branch b2 (or… Read More Cannot add directory to git repo

I am creating a git tutorial for beginners. I’m tracking my progress such as notes, beamer slides and exercises in a git repo (repo A). I also want to create a sample git repository (repo B) with an educational commit history and ideally nest it inside repo A. I want to be able to push… Read More Which workflow should I use for this nested repo situation?

I am using two git accounts on the same Mac, one for Work and one for Personal dev. I used to use ssh access for the accounts. I generated the SSHs and added them to the config file. I am using the this config file Host x-GitHub HostName github.com User x PreferredAuthentications publickey IdentityFile /Users/siyum/.ssh/x-GitHub… Read More ERROR: Permission to xyz/private-repo.git denied to x

I want to revert back to a previous commit and make it my new default branch in a clean way. Ignoring any future commits. this what I did: git checkout <commit-hash> git branch new-main How to make the new-main branch the default branch and make the development continue from there? >Solution : IF (not 100%… Read More How to revert back to previous commit and make it the default branch Ignoring any further commits

Git push asking for username and password I recently had a project setup on my home system but I had already created the repo on Github (dont ask me why, I’m just learning). I ran git init and added the files to the staging area and commited the new image folder I had added to… Read More Git asking for username and password

I’m curious about whether it’s acceptable to use the colon (:) symbol in GitHub commit messages and whether there are any potential drawbacks to doing so. >Solution : Yes, it is possible to use a colon as well as any other special characters. GitHub doesn’t restrict it in commit messages.

I have a Git repository containing a folder with Git files, but I’m not certain if the repository was cloned from a specific URL on GitHub. Is there a Git command that can help me identify the URL that the repository was cloned from, if any? >Solution : Yes, there is a Git command that… Read More How to Identify the GitHub URL of a Cloned Git Repository Using Git Command?

help needed here.. does anyone know how to check the changes of an old git branch that has been merged? Asking this because i want to learn from previously merged branch by others. I switched to the old branch and did a git diff HEAD^ HEAD and there was no result. >Solution : As explained… Read More How to check changes made from an old git branch that has been merged