Failed to push some refs to [remote]

Error message: Failed to push some refs to [remote]

This error typically happens when you try to push to a remote repository, but your local branch is behind the remote branch. You need to pull the latest changes from the remote repository before you can push your changes.

Error message: Failed to push some refs to [remote]. Updates were rejected.

This error usually occurs when you try to push a commit to a target branch, but the HEAD has been updated by someone else after you started your merge. You need to fetch the latest changes from the remote repository using git fetch and then merge them into your local branch using git merge before attempting to push again. You can’t re-push because:

  • Your merge commit references an older state of the target branch.

  • Re-pushing would skip newer commits, which could cause lost work or conflicts.

You need to re-perform the merge using the latest version of the target branch.

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