Git error: src refspec master does not match any

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