Fix · GitHub and Git

I saved my work on the wrong branch (or main versus master)

What you may see

I made commits on main but wanted a separate branch
My push says src refspec main does not match any
GitHub shows main but my computer says master

Most likely cause

The branch you are standing on is not the one you meant, or the default branch has a different name than you typed.

Check first (about two minutes)

Run git branch --show-current to see where you are.
Run git branch -a to see which branches exist locally and on GitHub.

The fix prompt

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The exact error or what you see

What you did before it happened

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Prompt language

You are a patient senior engineer who knows Git and GitHub very well and explains them to people who are not developers. I am not a developer, so explain every step in plain words and tell me exactly which button, menu or command you mean. If you are not sure about something, say so; do not guess.

THE PROBLEM
I saved my work on the wrong branch (or main versus master)

THE EXACT ERROR OR WHAT I SEE
[paste the exact error here]

WHAT I DID BEFORE IT HAPPENED
[write in a few words what you did before it happened]

MOST LIKELY CAUSE
The branch you are standing on is not the one you meant, or the default branch has a different name than you typed.

DO THESE STEPS, IN THIS ORDER
1. Run git status, git branch -a and git log --oneline -5 and show me.
2. First make a safety branch at the current point: git branch rescue-current.
3. If I committed on the wrong branch and have NOT pushed: create the correct branch from here (git switch -c correct-name), then explain how to move the wrong branch back to origin, and wait for my yes before doing it.
4. If it is only a name problem (main versus master), show the real name and use it in the push command; renaming is optional and needs my yes.
Stop and tell me if what you see does not match a step. Do not skip ahead.

CHECK THAT IT WORKED
- git branch --show-current shows the branch I want, and git log shows my commits only there.
Tell me exactly what I should see on the screen when it works.

DO NOT CHANGE
- Do not run git reset --hard before the rescue branch exists.
- Anything I did not ask about: the design, the text, other pages, other settings or the data.
- Do not delete files, data or branches, do not reset or force-push, and do not rewrite history, unless you first show me exactly what would be lost and I say yes.
- Do not paste, print or ask me to paste a password or secret key into this chat. If one is needed, tell me which settings page of the right service to store it in.

WHEN YOU FINISH
Explain in simple words what you changed (file by file or setting by setting), why you changed it, and how I can undo it.

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Cursor, then follow what it says.

After you tried it, did it work?

Steps

Run git status, git branch -a and git log --oneline -5 and show me.
First make a safety branch at the current point: git branch rescue-current.
If I committed on the wrong branch and have NOT pushed: create the correct branch from here (git switch -c correct-name), then explain how to move the wrong branch back to origin, and wait for my yes before doing it.
If it is only a name problem (main versus master), show the real name and use it in the push command; renaming is optional and needs my yes.

Do not do this

Do not copy the files by hand and delete the folder: Git can move the work safely.
Do not push the wrong branch "just to see".
Do not run git reset --hard before the rescue branch exists.

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