title: git fatal error Path with a does not make sense
body: <p>I have existing code on my computer, then I have registerd my account on sourceforge, starting a git project. Now I need to send my local project on sourceforge remote space. On sf there's the instruction page:</p>
  
  <p><strong>First time using Git</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>cd miorep-code
  git init
  git commit -a -m 'Initial commit'
  git remote add origin ssh://****/p/miorep/code
  git push origin master
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Existing Repository</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>cd miorep-code
  git remote add origin ssh://****/p/miorep/code
  git push origin master
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If I follow the first set of instructions, I have a </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>"Fatal: Paths with -a does not make sense"</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>when I get <code>git commit -a -m 'Initial commit'</code>.</p>
  
  <p>If I follow the second set of instruction I get: </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>error: src refspec master does not match any. 
    error: failed to push some refs to 'ssh://<em>*</em>*/p/ravenna/code'</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>when I exec the last command.</p>
  
  <p>What's the correct set of instructions in my case? Why I get that error?</p>