Use ssh instead of http. Remove origin if its http.
git remote rm origin
Add ssh url
git remote add origin git@github.com:<username>/<repo>.git
Generate ssh key inside .ssh/ folder. It will ask for path and passphrase where you can just press enter and proceed.
cd ~/.ssh
ssh-keygen
Copy the key. You can view your key using. If you hadn’t specified a different path then this is the default one.
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Add this key to your github account. Next do
ssh -T git@github.com
You will get a welcome message in your console.
cd into to your project folder. git push -u origin master now works!