Github push error

Question

I am getting the following errors when I try to push to my github repo:

error: src refspec BRANCH does not match any.
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/

I have gone through numerous SO answers but couldn't find a solution.

git show-ref

doesn't show anything. What is the problem and how can I fix it?

Answer 1

A possible workaround is to clone your GitHub repo and report your commits from your previous local repo

git clone https://github.com/<user>/<repo>
cd <repo>
git remote add firstrepo ../firstrepo
git fetch firstrepo
git branch -avv
git checkout -b fmaster firstrepo/master 
git rebase master
git checkout master
git push

But if you don't want to re-import your local repo in a new clone, check your remote and branches:

git remote -v
git branch -avv

You git config --local -l should look like:

remote.origin.url=https://github.com/<user>/<repo>
remote.origin.fetch=+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
branch.master.remote=origin
branch.master.merge=refs/heads/master

Since git branch -avv shows nothing, make sure you have added and committed first something, before attempting any git push:

git config user.name <GitHub account Name>
git config user.email <GitHub account email>
git add .
git commit -m "First commit"
git push -u origin master