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Brent Brinkley
10,910 PointsGit Remotes Created on Github First
So github has a nice little hosting feature where it will allow you to create a branch to host your project in all it's glory online. The problem is that the branch is created remotely first and I can't figure out how to get to it. I want to pull that branch back into my local repository, so I can make sure the changes I create in master are merged with this other branch and then pushed back up. What's the easiest way to achieve this?
The project I'm referring to can be found here so you can see the different branches: https://github.com/IamEchelon/bootstrap-demo/tree/master
2 Answers
Kristopher Van Sant
Courses Plus Student 18,830 PointsAhh, I see. My apologies if I misunderstood. Try git branch -a. You should be able to see it then. It might look something like this...
thelostwayfarer-imac:test kvansant$ git branch -a
* master
remotes/origin/gh-pages
remotes/origin/master
If it's there you should be able to switch to your gh-pages branch....
thelostwayfarer-imac:test kvansant$ git checkout gh-pages
Branch gh-pages set up to track remote branch gh-pages from origin.
Switched to a new branch 'gh-pages'
thelostwayfarer-imac:test kvansant$ git branch -a
* gh-pages
master
remotes/origin/gh-pages
remotes/origin/master
thelostwayfarer-imac:test kvansant$ git branch
* gh-pages
master
thelostwayfarer-imac:test kvansant$ git status
On branch gh-pages
Let me know if that helps at all!
Kristopher Van Sant
Courses Plus Student 18,830 PointsIf you have a new branch you can bring it down locally by using the git pull or git fetch commands. If you have created a new repository on Github and want to bring it locally you would use git clone. I would do some brushing up on Git also. Master is your main branch and is what your pushing your changes to. So this new branch you've created, once it's local would eventually be merged into master.
Check out some of the resources below and they'll show you how to use git fetch and git clone, as well as provide more info on Git and Github.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/292357/what-are-the-differences-between-git-pull-and-git-fetch
https://help.github.com/articles/fetching-a-remote/
https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git/
https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Basic-Branching-and-Merging
Brent Brinkley
10,910 PointsOkay maybe I didn't pose the question correctly when I do a pull this is what happens.
I can't seem to get the gh-pages branch to show up in my local repository so that I can merge it than push the changes back up
Brent Brinkley
10,910 PointsBrent Brinkley
10,910 PointsAwesome that worked thank you! I may be back with more questions lol.
Kristopher Van Sant
Courses Plus Student 18,830 PointsKristopher Van Sant
Courses Plus Student 18,830 PointsHooray!! Always glad to help :) And keep the questions coming! If you have any more just start a new discussion. Happy coding!