Yeah learned this the hard way.
git push origin main -f
You need to assert dominance
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Until the user-based authorisation system of the server puts you in place.
I have a full repo that mirrors any actual code I have, just so I can practice the very git operations with dummy files before doing it on a real codebase. It has come in handy many many times already and I highly recommend it.
And this is why mercurial is king. It just works.