Git Problem With "src refspec does not match any"

Gad Omuse — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 09:11:06 +0000

Main Problem

Pushing an Empty Repo unknowingly

The main course of this issue is publishing an empty repo to non existing branch. Mostly, one tend to create a git repo by following git autogenerated procure while skipping to commit. As referenced, we failed to commit README.md file.

$ git init
$ git add README.md
$ git branch -M main
$ git remote add origin https://github.com/profile/repository.git
$ git push -u origin main

Quick fix

One can resolve this issues by committing all the files immediately adding.

$ git init
$ git add .
$ git branch -M main
$ git add .

$ git commit -m "message"

$ git remote add origin https://github.com/profile/repository.git
$ git push -u origin main

...and would save lots of time, keep giting!

DEV Community: Gad Omuse

Git Problem With "src refspec does not match any"

Main Problem

Pushing an Empty Repo unknowingly

Quick fix

$ git commit -m "message"