Arrow up and number on Eclipse meaning

Question

I'm working on a project using Eclipse with Maven and Bitbucket. Right now I can't do any commit, I mean even if I press the commit button, I can't see it on Bitbucket. Furthermore, next to my project's name I got a symbol with an arrow up and the number 2 next to it.

What does it means? What should I do?

Answer 1

This means your local branch is two commits ahead of the remote one. Git is a distributed version control system. The git commit command only introduces the changes to your local repository. To make them appear in the remote, you have to use git push after committing your changes.

Alternatively, you can use Eclipse as a GUI to perform the same steps. In the context menu that pops up when you right-click the project, there should be a Team option. Clicking it brings up another context menu, which should have a Push option.