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git push rejected — failed to push some refs

error: failed to push some refs to 'origin'. hint: Updates were rejected because the remote contains work that you do not have locally.

What does this error mean?

Your push was rejected because the remote branch has commits that you don't have locally. Git won't let you push because it would overwrite those remote commits.

Common Causes

Someone else pushed to the same branch while you were working
You pushed from a different machine and forgot to pull on this one
You reset or amended commits that were already pushed

How to Fix It (3 Solutions)

Pull and merge, then push

Fetch the remote changes and merge them with yours.

Code

# Pull remote changes (merge strategy)
git pull origin main

# Resolve any merge conflicts, then
git push origin main

Pull with rebase (cleaner history)

Rebase your local commits on top of the remote commits.

Code

git pull --rebase origin main

# If there are conflicts, resolve them then:
git rebase --continue

# Then push
git push origin main

Force push (only if you know what you're doing)

Only use this if you intentionally want to overwrite the remote. Never on shared branches.

Code

# ⚠️ Destructive — overwrites remote history
git push --force-with-lease origin my-feature-branch

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