Pushing files to github and getting error

Question

I have tried for the first time to upload files from my local computer to github.

On trying to upload them I get the error

error: src refspec master does not match any.
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/name/file.git'

I have looked around stackoverflow for similar issues and found This question which I thought had answered my question. I added

git remote rm origin
git remote add origin https://github.com:name/file.git

and nothing happend, what else do I need to add?

===EDIT===

after further looking I found that

git commit -m 'my message' would do it

This returned the message

5 files changed, 162 insertions(+)

On going to my repository nothing has been added

Possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4181861/src-refspec-master-does-not-match-any-when-pushing-commits-in-git — Ulrich Schmidt-Goertz, Aug 15 '13 at 08:38
When you say nothing happened you tried to push again, right? Did you get an error message? Did you put the actual name of the repo, rather than "name/file.git"? — doctorlove, Aug 15 '13 at 08:40
see also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/315911/git-for-beginners-the-definitive-practical-guide — , Aug 15 '13 at 09:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '13 at 09:20

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You can not push unless you commit anything first.

You did commit. Nothing has changed - it was committed, but files stayed the same. You can push now.

answered Aug 15 '13 at 09:20

aragaer

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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The first push to GitHub needs to be a:

git push -u origin master

Then, after making other commits, you will be able to simply "git push" those (no parameter required: the local master branch knows where to push)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

Community

answered Aug 15 '13 at 09:51

VonC

2 Answers2