@@ -301,21 +301,24 @@ static void setup_default_push_refspecs(int *flags, struct remote *remote)
static const char message_advice_pull_before_push[] =
N_("Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind\n"
- "its remote counterpart. Integrate the remote changes (e.g.\n"
- "'git pull ...') before pushing again.\n"
+ "its remote counterpart. Use 'git pull' to integrate the remote changes\n"
+ "before pushing again, or use 'git push --force' to delete the remote\n"
+ "changes and replace them with your own.\n"
"See the 'Note about fast-forwards' in 'git push --help' for details.");
static const char message_advice_checkout_pull_push[] =
N_("Updates were rejected because a pushed branch tip is behind its remote\n"
- "counterpart. Check out this branch and integrate the remote changes\n"
- "(e.g. 'git pull ...') before pushing again.\n"
+ "counterpart. Check out this branch and use 'git pull' to integrate the\n"
+ "remote changes before pushing again, or use 'git push --force' to\n"
+ "delete the remote changes and replace them with your own.\n"
"See the 'Note about fast-forwards' in 'git push --help' for details.");
static const char message_advice_ref_fetch_first[] =
N_("Updates were rejected because the remote contains work that you do\n"
"not have locally. This is usually caused by another repository pushing\n"
- "to the same ref. You may want to first integrate the remote changes\n"
- "(e.g., 'git pull ...') before pushing again.\n"
+ "to the same ref. Use 'git pull' to integrate the remote changes before\n"
+ "pushing again, or use 'git push --force' to delete the remote changes\n"
+ "and replace them with your own.\n"
"See the 'Note about fast-forwards' in 'git push --help' for details.");
static const char message_advice_ref_already_exists[] =
@@ -328,9 +331,10 @@ static const char message_advice_ref_needs_force[] =
static const char message_advice_ref_needs_update[] =
N_("Updates were rejected because the tip of the remote-tracking\n"
- "branch has been updated since the last checkout. You may want\n"
- "to integrate those changes locally (e.g., 'git pull ...')\n"
- "before forcing an update.\n");
+ "branch has been updated since the last checkout. Use 'git pull' to\n"
+ "integrate the remote changes before pushing again, or use\n"
+ "'git push --force' to delete the remote changes and replace them\n"
+ "with your own.\n");
static void advise_pull_before_push(void)
{
Also, don't put `git pull` in an awkward parenthetical, because `git pull` can always be used to reconcile branches and is the normal way to do so. Signed-off-by: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com> --- builtin/push.c | 22 +++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)