Git push error: “origin does not appear to be a git repository”

Question

I am following the instructions given here to create a Git repository. All went well until the last line:

$ git push -u origin master  

Answer 1

I'll still share my short answer humbly, knowing that I'm super late to answer this question.

Here's, a simple and clean explanation that solved my issue

Also, since I was using the SSH key I used the following command:

• $ git remote add origin git@github.com:{your-username}/{your-remote-repo-branch}

for instance it would look like:

• $ git remote add origin git@github.com:aniketrb-github/microservices.git

If you are using the HTTPS URL, refer to the answer provided by @sunny-jim above.

Do correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks.