how to address Git error "the requested upstream branch 'upstream/master' does not exist"
git fetch upstream master:master
: this work only when you are not on master
.
If you are on master
, a simple git fetch upstream
is enough.
Then you can link your local master
to the remote tracking branch upstream/master
(which has just been fetched)
git branch -u upstream/master master
Then you can use git pull
to update master
.
Again, if you are not on master
, then yes, git fetch upstream master:master
will work.
Luh_ mentions also a typo issue in the refspec: see "git fetch doesn't fetch all branches".
I had a similar problem, however git fetch
didn't solve my problem. Also, in my case I found that git config --get remote.origin.fetch
didn't return anything while it is suppose to
My problem was that there was a typo in the .git/config
file in the fetch line of the respective remote block (probably something I added by mistake previously). So, check if your remote entry in the .git/config file
is correct, e.g.:
[remote "origin"]
url = https://[server]/[user or organization]/[repo].git
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
You can also directly remove and re-add the remote entry