Git problems when 'YOUR_GITHUB_ACCOUNT' is not replaced

[thomasbakp]

In the first GIT chapter when I enter command git push -u origin master I get: remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/YOUR_GITHUB_ACCOUNT/learn-rails.git/' not found
I have entered name and password in GIT but the first time I accidentally entered the line with YOUR_Github_account....
Does this has anything to do with that now the Repository not found?

[DanielKehoe]

That could be the problem. Fix the name in Git and please report back if that resolves the issue.

[thomasbakp]

I did fix the name in GIT but no change...hmmm. What is it that I am not seeing.

It seems something is missing in the manual.
It's like GIT remember my first mistake of account name and therefore it cannot push it to github.

Then I get:
remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/YOUR_GITHUB_ACCOUNT/learn-rails.git/' not found

[DanielKehoe]

Did you resolve this issue?

[thomasbakp]

Yes. I erased previous installed version of learn-rails and started over.
However I couldnt push with command: git push -u origin master.
I got:
! [rejected] master -> master (fetch first)
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/thomasbakp/learn-rails.git'
hint: Updates were rejected because the remote contains work that you do
hint: not have locally. This is usually caused by another repository pushing
hint: to the same ref. You may want to first integrate the remote changes
hint: (e.g., 'git pull ...') before pushing again.
hint: See the 'Note about fast-forwards' in 'git push --help' for details.

I checked stackoverflow and used: git push origin +HEAD
And it pushed the code.
Maybe you want to use it for the updated version of your book?

[DanielKehoe]

I've mentioned this problem in the newest edition of the book and linked back here.

[Massiff]

In my case problem was in missed step on creating repo in my github account.

[DanielKehoe]

Here's what you need to know.

If you blindly copy and paste the command shown in the book:

git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_GITHUB_ACCOUNT/learn-rails.git

You have told git that there is a repo named YOUR_GITHUB_ACCOUNT on GitHub.

So try this:

$ git remote show
origin
$ git remote remove origin
$ git remote show

That will reverse the problem you created. Then you can go back to the book and follow the steps again to add GitHub as a remote repository for your project.