! [rejected] main -> main (fetch first)
error: failed to push some refs to ‘https://github.com/username/project.git’
hint: Updates were rejected because the remote contains work that you do
hint: not have locally. This is usually caused by another repository pushing
hint: to the same ref. You may want to first integrate the remote changes
hint: (e.g., ‘git pull …’) before pushing again.
hint: See the ‘Note about fast-forwards’ in ‘git push –help’ for details.
The error message you’re seeing means that your local branch (main) is behind the remote branch (main) on GitHub. This typically happens when there are changes in the remote repository (e.g., someone else has pushed changes to the repository, or you initialized the repository with a README or .gitignore file, etc.) that you don’t have locally.
Here’s how to fix it:
Steps to Resolve:
- Pull the changes from the remote repository first: You need to integrate the changes from the remote repository into your local repository before you can push your changes. Run the following command:
git pull origin main --rebase
This will pull the changes from the main branch on GitHub and apply them on top of your local changes. The –rebase option makes sure that your local commits are applied after the commits from the remote.
Alternatively, you can also use a regular git pull:
git pull origin main
This will perform a merge of the changes from the remote main branch with your local branch.
git pull origin main: This pulls changes from the main branch of the remote repository (GitHub) to your local repository.–rebase: This applies your local commits on top of the commits from the remote. It avoids unnecessary merge commits.git push origin main: This pushes your local changes to the main branch on GitHub.