# git help

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/git-help/37066>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Tags:** off-topic\
**Created:** [December 5, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/git-help/37066 "2008-12-05T16:48:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Linhares1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Mauricio\_Linhares1](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Mauricio_Linhares1)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/git-help/37066/1 "2008-12-05T16:48:48Z")

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Hi,

I'm having a weird problem using git around here (yeah, i know this isn't a git list, but maybe someone can help me here).

I've followed this tutorial to get a remote branch to work and track it -\> [Zorched / One-Line Fix | Start a New Branch on your Remote Git Repository](http://www.zorched.net/2008/04/14/start-a-new-branch-on-your-remote-git-repository/)

But it just doesn't work, i started to work on my local tracking branch i get this everytime I do a git checkout my-local-tracking-branch:

"Your branch is ahead of the tracked remote branch 'origin/css\_changes\_shaun' by 3 commits."

If I push, i get an "already up to date". I've googled a lot and just found people saying the same that's on that tutorial and none of that has helped me ☹

Any ideas?