Git: git push -u origin origin:master

Question

So I have problem listed in title.

I want to use just git push -u origin master.

But if this command typed I'm getting:

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

I did a search on this problem(git: error: src refspec master does not match any, src refspec master does not match any when pushing commits in git) - but solutions didn't help in my case.

Seems like I just forget to do some initial commit to original remote branch and instead created another branch which then was used.

This is output from git ls-remote:

$ git ls-remote
From https://github.com/myprofile/my_project.git
152e795f054f6f756842bf61ee968ba3e5ee873d        HEAD
7d505dbf09585ecfbb239c2148337043b899cc13        refs/heads/add-mysql-repo
152e795f054f6f756842bf61ee968ba3e5ee873d        refs/heads/break-into-modules
e7905a3dacc9ea3e6c4c1f2dd9412f8deb692e30        refs/heads/master

This is github graph's network window: my_project branches

So to sum up - what should I do to properly use git push -u origin master instead git push -u origin origin:master ?

EDIT:

$ git branch -avv

  add-mysql-repo        7d505db add mysql case to switch
  break-into-modules    152e795 add gitignore
* origin                e7905a3 [origin/master] add methods for entities validation
  remotes/origin/master e7905a3 add methods for entities validation

$ git remote -v

origin  https://github.com/myprofile/my_project.git (fetch)
origin  https://github.com/myprofile/my_project.git (push)

What `git branch -avv` return? And `git remote -v`? – VonC Apr 14 '15 at 08:49 — VonC, Apr 14 '15 at 08:49
@VonC I add output from this commands. Please take a look. – marknorkin Apr 14 '15 at 08:54 — marknorkin, Apr 14 '15 at 08:54

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

5

Considering the output of git branch -avv:

you don't have a local branch named master,
you have a branch with the same name as origin (a remote referencing the upstream repo).

That means you should:

rename the branch origin:
```
git branch -m origin master
```
push normally
```
git push -u origin master
```

edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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answered Apr 14 '15 at 08:58

VonC

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Yes, I tested your solution and it helped. Thanks ! – marknorkin Apr 14 '15 at 09:06

Git: git push -u origin origin:master

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