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Summary

The error "refspec matches more than one" is shown while pushing a branch to Bitbucket.

This occurs because there is more than one Git ref that matches the ref name specified in the push command.

Example

Suppose a repo has a branch and a tag with the same name, " dev ".

When an attempt is made to push the "dev" branch to the remote, the error " refspec matches more than one " will be shown and the push fails.

Case 1: Local refs

If the branch and the tag are on the local copy of the repo, the push will show the error:

error: src refspec dev matches more than one error: failed to push some refs to 'ssh://bitbucket.myhost.com:7999/proj1/repo-test.git'

• "src" indicates that the ref name " dev " matches more than one ref in the local copy (source)

Case 2: Remote refs

If the branch and the tag are on the remote, the push will show the following error:

error: dst refspec dev matches more than one error: failed to push some refs to 'ssh://bitbucket.myhost.com:7999/proj1/repo-test.git'

• "dst" indicates that the ref specification " dev " matches more than one ref in the remote (destination)
  
  

Solution

Case 1: Local refs

First, check for branches and tags that have the same ref name on the local copy of the repo.

For example, to check for a branch with the name "dev":