How to fix git error:src refspec origin does not match any

How to fix git error:src refspec origin does not match any

This post talks about how to fix a git error.

error: src refspec master does not match any error: failed to push some refs to ‘url.git’.

Possible causes for this error for the below use cases

  • Create and commit changes to the remote repository
  • Push the existing repository from the command line

Here are the steps and commands for creating and cloning and committing the repository

  • git init
  • git add README.md
  • git commit -m “Initial Changes”.
  • git remote add origin https://github.com/intkiran/angular-mock-api-json.git
  • git push -u origin master

error: src refspec master does not match any error: failed to push some refs to ‘url.git’

There are two use cases success and error flow.

Let’s see how we can reproduce these error use cases.

These are the not correct way of adding commits and pushing changes but given an example use case how we can reproduce this error?

  • I have a local project created angular-crud-mock-api in the b:\\githubwork directory.

  • Create an empty repository in github.com my repository url.

https://github.com/intkiran/angular-mock-api-json.git
  • Now want to commit angular-curd-mock-api code changes into the Repository url existing local application created `angular-crud-mock-api which is not synced with the GitHub repository.
  • Let’s see how to add these changes to the remote repository
:\githubwork\angular-crud-mock-api>git remote add origin https://github.com/intkiran/angular-mock-api-json.git
  • Issue git push command and throws an error
B:\githubwork\angular-crud-mock-api>git push -u origin master
error: src refspec master does not match any
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/intkiran/angular-mock-api-json.git'

That means, we have to add the first files or directory before pushing changes.

  • Add the files and directories using the below command git add .
B:\githubwork\angular-crud-mock-api>git add .
warning: LF will be replaced by CRLF in angular-crud-mock-api/.browserslistrc.
The file will have its original line endings in your working directory.

It adds the changes to the local repository in git.

Now, Let’s try to push changes to the remote repository using the git push command.

  • Next, push changes using the git push command.
B:\githubwork\angular-crud-mock-api>git push -u origin master
error: src refspec master does not match any
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/intkiran/angular-mock-api-json.git'

This error throws an error and you need to use the commit command before pushing the Command.

  • commit changes Here are the committed changes to the local repository.
B:\githubwork\angular-crud-mock-api>git commit -m "Initial changes"
[master (root-commit) 96c6c0c] Initial changes
 29 files changed, 30724 insertions(+)

How to add add,commit push Success Flow in Github

Let’s see how we can reproduce these success use cases.

Here is a sequence of commands you need to run to avoid the error.

git remote add origin https://github.com/intkiran/angular-mock-api-json.git
git add .
git commit -m "Initial changes".
git push -u origin master

Here is the output of push changes

B:\githubwork\angular-crud-mock-api>git push -u origin master
Enumerating objects: 38, done.
Counting objects: 100% (38/38), done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (34/34), done.
Writing objects: 100% (38/38), 260.09 KiB | 5.20 MiB/s, done.
Total 38 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (1/1), done.
To https://github.com/intkiran/angular-mock-api-json.git
 * [new branch]      master -> master
Branch 'master' set up to track remote branch 'master' from 'origin'.

fix git error:src refspec origin does not match any

You have to carefully check the below things to avoid this error, if you create new repo or push an existing repository,

  • You forgot to add the files before pushing changes to the master or branch

  • Missing or skipping the git add .or git commit command throws an error

Here are steps for adding the files or directories

git add .
git add  --all
  • git commit message enclosed in double quotes instead of single quotes

Valid

git commit -m "initial changes"

Invalid

git commit -m 'initial commit'
  • Please check the branch name with the push command

Usually, we will push changes using the below command.

git push -U origin `branchame`

push command push changes from the local repo to the remote repository branchname Please make sure that branchname exists.

‘master ’ is the default branch.

Here is a correct command

git push -U origin master

Possible reasons

  • Branch name not found
  • Branch name spelling mistake or case insensitive

How to create a new repo to avoid this error in Git

here is a list of commands to avoid this error

git init
git add .
git commit -m 'message'
git push -u origin master

Conclusion

In this tutorial, Learn how to fix the git error:src refspec origin does not match any while working with git repositories.