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Verified diagnostic signature

failed to push some refs

Git cannot resolve the requested source ref or refuses a push that would target the wrong history or overwrite remote commits. Match this output from git, then continue with sourced, read-only checks.

Confidence
high
Platforms
linux · macos · windows
Verified
2026-07-24
Recognized output

Signature matched locally

failed to push some refs

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Likely causes

What usually produces this signal

  1. Unborn repository
  2. Wrong local branch name
  3. Missing or detached source ref
  4. Remote branch has new commits
  5. Wrong existing remote
Safe next checks

Collect evidence before changing the system

01

Show concise branch and working-tree status

git status --short --branch

The output matches the expected target and exits without an error.

02

Show Git remotes and their URLs

git remote -v

The output matches the expected target and exits without an error.

03

Draw a compact graph of all Git branches

git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all

The output matches the expected target and exits without an error.

Related signals

Other output patterns from this error family

src refspec … does not match anyGit cannot resolve the requested source ref or refuses a push that would target the wrong history or overwrite remote commits.non-fast-forwardGit cannot resolve the requested source ref or refuses a push that would target the wrong history or overwrite remote commits.updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behindGit cannot resolve the requested source ref or refuses a push that would target the wrong history or overwrite remote commits.remote origin already existsGit cannot resolve the requested source ref or refuses a push that would target the wrong history or overwrite remote commits.