| = commit already exists | 
 |  | 
 | With "commit already exists (as current patchset)" or | 
 | "commit already exists (in the change)" error message | 
 | Gerrit rejects to push a commit to an existing change via | 
 | `refs/changes/n` if the commit was already successfully | 
 | pushed to the change. | 
 |  | 
 | With "commit already exists (in the project)" error message | 
 | Gerrit rejects to push a commit to an existing change via | 
 | `refs/changes/n` if the commit was already successfully | 
 | pushed to a change in project scope. | 
 |  | 
 | In any above case there is no new commit and consequently | 
 | there is nothing for Gerrit to do. | 
 |  | 
 | For further information about how to resolve this error, please | 
 | refer to link:error-no-new-changes.html[no new changes]. | 
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