I was trying to save my files on GitHub from my code editor

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I was trying to save my files on GitHub from my code editor, and then this message appeared:

2025-05-31T17:06:56.161+00:00 [info] > git config --get-all user.name [49ms]
2025-05-31T17:06:56.172+00:00 [info] [Git][getRemotes] No remotes found in the git config file
2025-05-31T17:06:56.238+00:00 [info] > git config --get commit.template [72ms]
2025-05-31T17:06:56.241+00:00 [info] > git for-each-ref --format=%(refname)%00%(upstream:short)%00%(objectname)%00%(upstream:track)%00%(upstream:remotename)%00%(upstream:remoteref) --ignore-case refs/heads/main refs/remotes/main [69ms]
2025-05-31T17:06:56.241+00:00 [warning] [Git][getBranch] No such branch: main
2025-05-31T17:06:56.308+00:00 [info] > git for-each-ref --sort -committerdate --format %(refname) %(objectname) %(*objectname) [59ms]
2025-05-31T17:06:56.309+00:00 [info] > git status -z -uall [64ms]
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Straightforward answer:

You’re trying to push your code to GitHub from your code editor, but:

  1. No remote is set — Git has no idea where to push your code.
  2. Branch main does not exist — your repo might be using a different branch name (like master), or no commits have been made yet.

How to fix:

Run these commands in your terminal (from your project folder):

  1. Initialize Git (if not done yet):
git init
  1. Add a remote (replace with your GitHub repo URL):
git remote add origin https://github.com/your-username/your-repo.git
  1. Add and commit your files:
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
  1. Create and push to main branch:
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

Once that’s done, your editor should recognize the remote and main branch.