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.
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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":
