Github error: failed to push some refs to github.com

Question

I have installed the git ,created repository , then I have tried to push from vs code to github repository with cmd

git push -u origin main

Git say error: failed to push some refs to 'github.com:loobj126/boredape-dapp-bj.git''

What's the problem?

https://github.com/loobj126/boredape-dapp-bj

i ve few approach yet still not resolve

https://komodor.com/learn/how-to-fix-failed-to-push-some-refs-to-git-errors/

Latest input :

after initialize

[2022-04-20T08:44:06.669Z] Validating found git in: C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe
[2022-04-20T08:44:06.796Z] Using git 2.35.3.windows.1 from C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe
[2022-04-20T10:45:43.723Z] > git init [128ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:44.399Z] > git rev-parse --git-dir [72ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:44.403Z] Open repository: c:\Users\loobj\boredape-dapp-bj
[2022-04-20T10:45:44.606Z] > git fetch [197ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:44.676Z] > git symbolic-ref --short HEAD [119ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:44.765Z] > git for-each-ref --format=%(refname)%00%(upstream:short)%00%(objectname)%00%(upstream:track) refs/heads/master refs/remotes/master [85ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:44.872Z] > git remote --verbose [99ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:44.888Z] > git for-each-ref --sort -committerdate --format %(refname) %(objectname) %(*objectname) [119ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:45.019Z] > git config --get commit.template [122ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:45.040Z] > git config --local branch.master.github-pr-owner-number [121ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:45.300Z] > git symbolic-ref --short HEAD [101ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:45.385Z] > git for-each-ref --format=%(refname)%00%(upstream:short)%00%(objectname)%00%(upstream:track) refs/heads/master refs/remotes/master [80ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:45.490Z] > git for-each-ref --sort -committerdate --format %(refname) %(objectname) %(*objectname) [101ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:45.507Z] > git remote --verbose [115ms]
[2022-04-20T10:45:45.589Z] > git config --get commit.template [76ms]

Click push

[2022-04-20T10:59:18.763Z] > git push boredape-dapp-bj master [153ms] [2022-04-20T10:59:18.763Z] error: src refspec master does not match any error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/loobj126/boredape-dapp-bj.git' [2022-04-20T11:00:41.028Z] > git fetch [141ms] [2022-04-20T11:00:41.220Z] > git symbolic-ref --short HEAD [68ms] [2022-04-20T11:00:41.286Z] > git for-each-ref --format=%(refname)%00%(upstream:short)%00%(objectname)%00%(upstream:track) refs/heads/master refs/remotes/master [63ms] [2022-04-20T11:00:41.380Z] > git for-each-ref --sort -committerdate --format %(refname) %(objectname) %(*objectname) [91ms] [2022-04-20T11:00:41.394Z] > git remote --verbose [102ms] [2022-04-20T11:00:41.485Z] > git config --get commit.template [84ms]

can you paste full error message(not in image format)?

Lei Yang
– Lei Yang

2022-04-20 08:35:12 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2022 at 8:35 — Lei Yang
– Lei Yang, Commented Apr 20, 2022 at 8:35
added latest input how does it happen

brook18
– brook18

2022-04-20 11:05:13 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2022 at 11:05 — brook18
– brook18, Commented Apr 20, 2022 at 11:05

DharmanBot · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-21 21:50:23Z

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Solution 1: for error: src refspec master does not match any. All you need to perform is git commit with a proper message and then do git push to the remote origin to avoid any errors.

mkdir repo && cd repo
git remote add origin /path/to/origin.git
git add .

git commit -m "initial commit"
git push origin master

Solution 2 – First, check what refs you have, and once you find that, make a git push to the specific remote branch.

# To get all the ref 
git show-ref

# replace with your branch name according to ref 
git push origin HEAD:<branch>

this worked for me.

edited Apr 21, 2022 at 21:50

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answered Apr 20, 2022 at 11:01

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brook18 Over a year ago

i try run 'git show-ref' but no result. loobj@LAPTOP-SACR77J5 MINGW64 ~/boredape-dapp-bj (master) $ git show-ref loobj@LAPTOP-SACR77J5 MINGW64 ~/boredape-dapp-bj (master) $

brook18 Over a year ago

for solution (1) , it hits below error loobj@LAPTOP-SACR77J5 MINGW64 ~/boredape-dapp-bj (master) $ git push origin master [email protected]: Permission denied (publickey). fatal: Could not read from remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.

Rauland · Accepted Answer · 2025-02-05 17:23:59Z

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I had the same problem, mine was related to having a tag and a branch with the same name:

e.g.

tag\release_3_0_3
branch\release_3_0_3

To solve, I created a new tag:

tag\tag_release_3_0_3

And deleted

 tag\release_3_0_3

Then was able to push without any errors.

answered Feb 5 at 17:23

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Dee · Accepted Answer · 2023-02-01 05:23:36Z

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To fix the error, go on and run following commands:

git pull --rebase origin main

git push -u origin main

If the first command above runs successfully, you should get a response that says: Successfully rebased and updated refs/heads/main.

The second command pushes your local repo's current state to the remote branch.

ref: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/error-failed-to-push-some-refs-to-how-to-fix-in-git/

answered Feb 1, 2023 at 5:23

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TAHER El Mehdi · Accepted Answer · 2023-06-12 18:59:15Z

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It might also be problem of branching, you're in different branch master whereas the remote branch is main:

List all branches:

$ git branch
* master

Create and switch to the same branch of remote repo:

$ git checkout -b main
Switched to a new branch 'main'

Push to the remote branch:

$ git push origin main

answered Jun 12, 2023 at 18:59

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