Can I share my private GitHub repository by link?
There is no way to share private repository among non-Github users. You need the Github account and be added as collaborator to the project.
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How to git add a whole folder
My guess is that you are trying to add folder while you already are in folder. Instead, add everything in the folder, rather than the folder itself: To your other question, adding whole folders is fine, but only relevant when adding sub-folders. Again, you can’t git add the folder that is your repository (my_folder above). The usual way to add everything in … Read more
Trying to git pull with error: cannot open .git/FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied
It seems like the first one isn’t working because your user doesn’t have the permissions for changing that directory, and the second because your root user doesn’t have the right SSH keys for accessing that git repository. Depending on what you’re trying to do, it might be better to clone the repository to a different … Read more
How to pull from one remote branch to another branch in git?
If you have not done it already clone the repository from master and then create a local branch in your clone, tracking to your upstream branch. For example When you need to work in your clone, make sure you are on your branch. Work on your branch normally, by committing changes to your branch. Push … Read more
How do I update or sync a forked repository on GitHub?
In your local clone of your forked repository, you can add the original GitHub repository as a “remote”. (“Remotes” are like nicknames for the URLs of repositories – origin is one, for example.) Then you can fetch all the branches from that upstream repository, and rebase your work to continue working on the upstream version. In terms … Read more
How can I give access to a private GitHub repository?
If you are the owner it is simple: Go to your repo and click the Settings button. In the left menu click Collaborators Then Add their name. Then collaborator should visit this example repo link https://github.com/user/repo/invitations Source: Github Docs.
Trying to git pull with error: cannot open .git/FETCH_HEAD: Permission denied
It seems like the first one isn’t working because your user doesn’t have the permissions for changing that directory, and the second because your root user doesn’t have the right SSH keys for accessing that git repository. Depending on what you’re trying to do, it might be better to clone the repository to a different … Read more
“Cannot publish, unborn head” error message
The error is due to a file in “Desktop/MY REPOS/The-Tech-Academy-C-Sharp-Coding-Projects/AppData/Local/Microsoft/VisualStudio/15.0_8067392e/VTC/” having a name that is too long. The filename looks like it is generated by a tool, not written by you. In fact it looks like the whole “Desktop/MY REPOS/The-Tech-Academy-C-Sharp-Coding-Projects/AppData/Local/Microsoft/” directory is probably not code that you are working on yourself. With version control, it … Read more
How can I determine the URL that a local Git repository was originally cloned from?
If you want only the remote URL, or if your are not connected to a network that can reach the remote repo: If you require full output and you are on a network that can reach the remote repo where the origin resides : When using git clone (from GitHub, or any source repository for that matter) the default … Read more
GitHub: invalid username or password
https://[email protected]/eurydyce/MDANSE.git is not an ssh url, it is an https one (which would require your GitHub account name, instead of ‘git‘). Try to use ssh://[email protected]:eurydyce/MDANSE.git or just [email protected]:eurydyce/MDANSE.git The OP Pellegrini Eric adds: That’s what I did in my ~/.gitconfig file that contains currently the following entries [remote “origin”] [email protected]:eurydyce/MDANSE.git This should not be in your global config (the one in ~/).You could check git config … Read more