Git error: “Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists”

I am using TortoiseGit on Windows. When I am trying to Clone from the context menu of the standard Windows Explorer, I get this error: Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists More precisely, the snapshot of terminal is the following: git.exe clone –progress -v “git@arobotdev:\git\AlfaRobot.git” “C:\Work\AlfaRobot” Cloning into … Read more

What does “Changes not staged for commit” mean

when you change a file which is already in the repository, you have to git add it again if you want it to be staged. This allows you to commit only a subset of the changes you made since the last commit. For example, let’s say you have file a, file b and file c. … Read more

Git push results in “Authentication Failed”

If you enabled two-factor authentication in your Github account you won’t be able to push via HTTPS using your accounts password. Instead you need to generate a personal access token. This can be done in the application settings of your Github account. Using this token as your password should allow you to push to your … Read more

How do I remove a submodule?

Since git1.8.3 (April 22d, 2013): There was no Porcelain way to say “I no longer am interested in this submodule”, once you express your interest in a submodule with “git submodule init“.“git submodule deinit” is the way to do so. The deletion process also uses git rm (since git1.8.5 October 2013).

‘git’ is not recognized as an internal or external command

Have you correctly set your PATH to point at your Git installation? You need to add the following paths to PATH: C:\Program Files\Git\bin\ C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\ And check that these paths are correct – you may have Git installed on a different drive, or under Program Files (x86). Correct the paths if necessary. Modifying PATH on … Read more

Git is not working after macOS Update (xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools)

The problem is that Xcode Command-line Tools needs to be updated. Solution #1 Go back to your terminal and enter: You’ll then receive the following output: You will then be prompted in a window to update Xcode Command Line tools. (which may take a while) Open a new terminal window and your development tools should … Read more