Github Troubleshooting
Copy-and-Paste commands to resolve minor issues encountered with Github.
Commands to resolve common issues encountered in Gihtub.
Github Notes
Basic Commands
Clone an existing branch:
git clone git@github.com:user_or_organization_name/repo_name.git
Pull latest updates from github repo:
git pull origin
Push latest local updates to github repo:
git push origin
Change branch on local repo:
git checkout branch_name
Create and switch to new branch in local repo:
git checkout -b new_branch_name
Push the new branch, set as new default upstream branch
git push -u origin new_branch_name
Github Troubleshooting
Minor issues arise when using Github, below are some quick fixes:
Maximum File Size Warning
remote: warning: File c536e29d7a977516d7e8aed38f210a36b93a9864 is 83.40 MB; this is larger than GitHub's recommended maximum file size of 50.00 MB
You can identify the file associated with that blob hash by running this command in your repository:
git rev-list --objects --all | grep c536e29d7a977516d7e8aed38f210a36b93a9864
Output should look like this:
c536e29d7a977516d7e8aed38f210a36b93a9864 backend/videolibrary/c6fd0cb0-dcda-48da-a395-d03d86732bb2.mp4