If you want to add certain files that was previously removed from Git repository, follow the steps given below. STEP 1: remove the file reference in .gitignore STEP 2: remove the cached reference from git. $ git rm --cached sampleconfig.txt (more…)

Point 1) Check if you have followed the below sequence of steps when setting up git in your local workstation $ git init $ git add . $ git commit -am "name of the commit" $ git remote add origin https://github.com/username/repository.git $ git push -u origin master Point 2) Check if .git/config file has the following parameters in it [branch "master"] remote = origin merge = refs/heads/master