what happens if you push to a deleted repository

Question

I deleted a bitbucket repo and tried to push a commit to it.

I get the following error

permission denied (publickey) 
fatal: could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists

What actually happens when this error occurs.

Can it create a new repository?
Does it send the commit changes anywhere?

Do you see a new repository in your bitbucket account after running this command? — mkrieger1, May 06 '22 at 07:25
1: No it cannot. Use a bitbucket cli, or create it on their website. 2: No, they don't go anywhere. — evolutionxbox, May 06 '22 at 07:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 06 '22 at 07:31

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Can it create a new repository?

In theory BitBucket could decide that a failed attempt to push to an inexistent repository creates a new repository on their server. But I don't think they would actually do that.

Does it send the commit changes anywhere?

No, it doesn't know where else it should send them to.

answered May 06 '22 at 07:31

mkrieger1

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Is there any documentation that would say they don't create one on failed push. I'm struggling to find anything online – ebg11 May 06 '22 at 07:40
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I think it's safe to assume they don't if it's not mentioned anywhere. https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/create-a-new-repository/ – evolutionxbox May 06 '22 at 07:49
I don't know, but I can imagine that this isn't documented. – mkrieger1 May 06 '22 at 07:50
I hate making assumptions :( – ebg11 May 06 '22 at 09:13

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