I am trying to learn how to use GitHub to version-control my work as I go. (I work alone, no collaborators, no different branches, just me backing up my work as I go.) I have set up private Git repositories at BitBucket.org. I am using GitHub for OSX as my Git GUI.
But when I make edits to the files in my local Git repository on my hard drive, then use GitHub for OSX to try to “Commit & Sync,” I get this error:
git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
2013-02-12 02:49:07.409 GitHub for Mac Login[44516:707] AskPass with arguments: (
"/Applications/GitHub.app/Contents/MacOS/GitHub for Mac Login",
"Password for 'https://username@bitbucket.org': "
)
git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
git: 'credential-osxkeychain' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.
To https://username@bitbucket.org/username/data.git
! [rejected] master -> master (non-fast-forward)
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://username@bitbucket.org/username/data.git'
hint: Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind its remote counterpart. Merge the remote changes (e.g. 'git pull') before pushing again. See the 'Note about fast-forwards' in 'git push --help' for details.
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(I edited the above to conceal my actual username.)
What does this mean, how do I resolve it, and how do I avoid getting it in the future?
Someone (or you) have updated the remote branch. That causes your remote branch become ahead of your current branch. (that is your local branch)
I suggest you to
git pull --rebase origin masterandpushafter that.