[FAQ Bot] NEW: Git push fails with “Updates were rejected because the tip of your curre

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✨ FAQ NEW

Course: machine-learning-zoomcamp
Section: projects (Because this issue happens during the capstone repository submission process and relates to project repo Git/README edits, the most appropriate section is the capstone/project rules and submission guidance section.)
Related Issue: #361

Question

Git push fails with “Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind its remote counterpart” when submitting the capstone project

Decision Rationale

No existing FAQ in the provided results covers the specific Git push rejection error about diverged branches (“tip of your current branch is behind its remote counterpart”) during capstone submission. This proposal includes a concrete, correct fix workflow and conflict-handling tips.

Placement Details

• Section ID: projects
• Sort Order: End of section
• Filename Slug: git-push-rejected-tip-behind-remote-capstone

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🤖 Generated by FAQ Bot

Closes #361

[alexeygrigorev]

Closing without merging: this is generic Git workflow material rather than course-specific guidance. The same diverge → git pull --no-rebase → resolve markers → push flow applies to any repository, and GitHub covers it in depth in Dealing with non-fast-forward errors. The FAQ focuses on questions students hit in the course material itself, so we're keeping generic programming-tooling guides out. No course files changed. Thanks for the proposal!