Git push error: “origin does not appear to be a git repository”

Question

I am following the instructions given here to create a Git repository. All went well until the last line:

$ git push -u origin master  

Answer 1

Most likely the remote repository doesn't exist or you have added the wrong one.

You have to first remove the origin and re-add it:

git remote remove origin
git remote add origin https://github.com/username/repository