Having trouble adding files to an existing, empty github repository

Question

First, I created a repository on github that is obviously empty. Then I initiated a git bash terminal in my working directory. Once I do that, I'm using the following code to push my files to the github repository:

git init
git add .
git commit -m "my commit"
git remote set-url origin git@github.com:username/repo.git
git push origin master

When I run git push origin master, I get the following error:

error: src refspec master does not match any.
error: failed to push some refs to 'git@github.com:/madsthaks/AdTrackingFraudDetection.git'

I'm not very comfortable with git so I'm having a bit of trouble with this. Any help would be much appreciated.

Download the desktop add; clone the repository; then you can just drag the files in to your local repo. Then do the commit and push — Uchiha Itachi, Mar 15 '18 at 14:51
Have a look [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/43364619/5784831)? What does the information about your remote look like? — Christoph, Mar 15 '18 at 15:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 15 '18 at 14:44

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try

git init
echo. readme>README.md
git add .
git commit -am "Initial Commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/madsthaks/AdTrackingFraudDetection
git push --set-upstream origin master

answered Mar 15 '18 at 14:44

Stamos

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doesnt it request username and password? Whats OS are you on? GIt version? – Stamos Mar 15 '18 at 14:57
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Or just use the ssh url like in the question. The main point here is the `--set-upstream` – lukas-reineke Mar 15 '18 at 15:21

Having trouble adding files to an existing, empty github repository

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