Message 'src refspec master does not match any' when pushing commits in Git

Question

I clone my repository with:

git clone ssh://xxxxx/xx.git 

But after I change some files and add and commit them,

Answer 1

1. Try git show-ref to see what refs you have. Is there a refs/heads/master?

Due to the recent "Replacing master with main in GitHub" action, you may notice that there is a refs/heads/main. As a result, the following command may change from git push origin HEAD:master to git push origin HEAD:main

2. You can try git push origin HEAD:master as a more local-reference-independent solution. This explicitly states that you want to push the local ref HEAD to the remote ref master (see the git-push refspec documentation).

Answer 2

To fix it, re-initialize and follow the proper code sequence:

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

Answer 3

It happens if you forget to commit before pushing for the first time. Just run:

git commit -m "first commit"

Answer 4

In my case, I forgot to include the .gitignore file. Here are all the steps required:

1. Create an empty Git repository on remote,
2. On local create the .gitignore file for your project. GitHub gives you a list of examples here

3. Launch a terminal, and in your project do the following commands:

   git remote add origin YOUR/ORIGIN.git
   
   git add .
   
   git commit -m "initial commit or whatever message for first commit"
   
   git push -u origin master
   

Answer 5

This just mean you forgot to do the initial commit, try

git add .
git commit -m 'initial commit'
git push origin master

Answer 6

git push -u origin master
error: src refspec master does not match any.

For that you need to enter the commit message as follows and then push the code:

git commit -m "initial commit"

git push origin master

Successfully pushed to master.