#6216·dolt

better error message for push failures

Author: zachmuCreated Jun 23, 2023Updated Sep 15, 2026
Labelsbad error messagecustomer issueversion control

When a remote is ahead of a local branch, dolt push errors out with this message:

can't fast forward merge

Git is more helpful:

error: failed to push some refs to 'https://<url to repo>.git'
hint: Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind
hint: its remote counterpart. Integrate the remote changes (e.g.
hint: 'git pull ...') before pushing again