Trouble with first commit to git repository

Question

I'm new to Git, and have set it up and created my first repository. I'm trying to add a README as the first commit, and I've been following the steps on http://help.github.com/create-a-repo/ exactly, but I get stuck on this step:

git push -u origin master

I get this error:

ERROR: username/Hello-World.git doesn't exist. Did you enter it correctly?

I think it is because I got the git remote add command wrong: I forgot to substitute my username and repository name. Retrying it with the correct arguments gives me:

$ git remote add origin git@github.com:christineh/Hello-World.git
 fatal: remote origin already exists.
$ git push -u origin master
Enter passphrase for key '/Users/christinehorvat/.ssh/id_rsa':
 ERROR: username/Hello-World.git doesn't exist. Did you enter it correctly?
 fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly'

How can I clean this up and get the correct remote?

Answer 1

You simply need to remove the origin remote that has the incorrect reference with:

$ git remote rm origin

Then restart the add, and push, and you should be good to go.

$ git remote add origin git@github.com:christineh/Hello-World.git
$ git push -u origin master