git - Accidentally created new branch with existing name -


i'm starting use branches git, , created yesterday branch foo , pushed remote. today wanted work on home, after running pull typed without thinking git checkout -b foo.

i know shouldn't have added -b option, because got message switched new branch 'foo' , none of code wrote yesterday shows in folders figure accidentally messed branch names.

i tried renaming branch using git branch -m foo bar hoping deal local branch , deduplicate branch names, alas git checkout foo issued message error: pathspec 'foo' did not match file(s) known git.

how can retrieve branch created yesterday?

the problem ran created new branch did not track remote branch wanted.

i think "right" way correct set branch track intended remote branch:

git checkout foo git branch -u origin/foo 

after doing can move local branch current commit of remote branch

git reset origin/foo 

you can add , commit local changes. pull , push usual.

(an alternative reset rebase on origin/foo instead, not recommend beginner)


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