Git Push Error Solution | !rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind

ERROR MESSAGE

! [rejected]        first_features -> first_features (non-fast-forward

error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/geekelo/Hello-World.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.

hint: See the 'Note about fast-forwards' in 'git push --help' for details.)

This error message indicates that you are trying to push changes to a Git branch, but the branch has been updated by someone else in the meantime. Git is preventing you from overwriting the changes that someone else has made.

To resolve this issue, you should first pull the latest changes from the remote branch into your local repository, merge them into your local branch, and then push your changes again. Here are the steps:

1. Switch to the branch you want to update:

git checkout first_features

2. Pull the latest changes from the remote branch:

git pull origin first_features

3. Merge the changes from the remote branch into your local branch:

git merge origin/first_features

4. Resolve any conflicts that arise during the merge.

5. Push your changes to the remote branch:

git push origin first_features

By pulling and merging the latest changes from the remote branch before pushing your changes, you ensure that your changes are based on the latest version of the code, and that you don’t overwrite any changes made by someone else.