git push origin gives remote part of refspec is not a valid name

Question

I have created a remote repo using my GitHub account at https://github.com/darKoram/sphero_tracker.git. So far it just contains some wiki pages, but I\'m ready to upload my

Answer 1

The original poster's original question says:

I use

git push origin git@github.com:/darkoram/shpero_tracker.git

I also tried

git push origin https://github.com/darKoram/sphero_tracker.git

both times I get

remote part of refspec is not a valid name in https://github.com/darKoram/sphero_tracker.git

The error refers to the fact that you're not using a valid refspec. A refspec takes the following form (items in [] are optional, and items in <> are parameters):

[+][:]

In the format above, both the source and the destination are references, and branches in Git are references, so you can use branches as refspecs. For example, the following are both valid and equivalent refspecs:

master
master:master

Using the two refspecs with git push:

git push origin master
git push origin master:master

will both push the local branch master to the branch named master on the remote origin.

Your Problem

You used

git push origin git@github.com:/darkoram/shpero_tracker.git

git@github.com:/darkoram/shpero_tracker.git is not a vaid reference/branch, it's the URL for your remote repo. That's probably why Git is complaining that the refspec is not valid.

The correct way to push a branch would be

git push origin 

See Also

• For a more detailed explanation for refspec syntax, see the official Linux Kernel documentation for git push.
• For another explanation of refspecs, see Pro Git § 9.5 Git Internals - The Refspec.