Students issues

About: This page list solutions for most issues students may encounter

Checked out from a branch other than master

Example of when it might happen:

1. We're in p1 branch, and it has 2 uncommitted changes

2. We then create a new branch with git checkout p2 or git switch -c p2

Why is it an issue?

• Checking out from a branch other than master might cause possible issues like submitting multiple unintended files caused by the changes from the previous branch (p1) being added to the new branch (p2).

How to fix it?

• Run git stash in the branch you're on to store the changes
• Run git switch master to go back to the master branch
• Run git branch -D <WRONG_BRANCH_NAME> to delete the wrong branch (in the example, it's p2)
  • -D means Delete
• Run git switch -c <BRANCH_NAME> to create the branch again
  • -c means create
• Run git stash pop to restore your changes

What should I do so it won't happen again?

• You'll have to checkout from master whenever you try to solve a new challenge
  • Run git branch and make sure the star is next to master
    • If it's not, run git switch master to switch to master
  • Run git switch -c <BRANCH_NAME>