Gitlab is a code hosting service developed by Gitlab Inc. It was released in 2014 for Microsoft Windows, Linux and macOS. It is used to host code for multiple projects and it can be used by individuals or organizations. Gitlab can be used to store your code, store your source code and other information related to the code. You can also use Gitlab to manage code review, track code progress and manage the code commit process.
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Error information
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Category
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Error codeFatal: reference is not a tree
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ProductGitLab
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DeveloperGitLab Inc.
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Operating system-
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First seenSeptember 11, 2021
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VerifiedYes
What causes the Fatal: reference is not a tree error?
The GitLab Inc. documentation indicates that error code 'Fatal: reference is not a tree' is caused by the following problem: "Previously, you’d have encountered unexpected pipeline failures when you force-pushed a branch to its remote repository.".
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Verified solution
Gitlab is a useful tool for software developers, web developers and other software professionals. However, if you encounter the error Gitlab “fatal reference is not a tree” while using it, then an error can occur when you try to access your account information, use the service, or when you try to log into the application. This error can be annoying and frustrating because you cannot access the application properly.
The problem can be caused by a server error or an issue with your computer or internet connection. This error can also occur if you are not connected to the internet. This error can be caused by an issue with your computer or it can be caused by an issue with your internet connection. You might also encounter this error if you are using an outdated version of Gitlab. To fix this error, you need to try a few solutions.
First of all, you might be experiencing this error when you are trying to merge branches or try to push to a remote repository. If so, you can try to create a local temp branch git checkout -b temp and try to merge or push. You can also do a hard reset of the branch in origin git reset --hard origin/branch-name. After that, rename the tempt branch git branch -m branch-name. After that, you can try to merge or push again.
Another possible solution that you can try is to downgrade the Gitlab runner to gitlab-runner 0.5.0. The reason why this happens is because Gitlab might make some refs not visible to the command line. For example, a branch that you created on the fly with git branch new-branch will not be visible in the Gitlab runner.
Lastly, another solution you can try is to contact the Customer Service to solve this error. You can try contacting them through their customer support number or their website. The customer support will usually ask you to send them the error code that is appearing on your screen. They will tell you what to do next for your problem and give another solution.
