How to solve not possible fast-forward error during git pull? Here are some reasons and solutions to avoid fatal errors.
You have made local changes on the current branch and they conflict with changes from the remote.
Solution:
git stash
git pull
git stash pop # to restore your stashed changes
git reset --hard HEAD
git pull
Your local branch and the remote branch have diverged meaning that they have different commit histories.
Solution:
Use --rebase to re-apply your changes on top of the fetched branch:
git pull --rebase
This applies to your local commits after pulling the changes from the remote, ensuring a cleaner history.
The pull requires a merge commit because the branches cannot be fast-forwarded.
Solution:
Allow Git to create a merge commit:
git pull --no-ff
This creates a merge commit and merges the branches.
In summary, the "fatal: Not possible to fast-forward, aborting" error occurs because Git cannot perform a fast-forward merge. This typically happens when your local branch has changes that conflict with the remote branch, or the branches have diverged.
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