Git repo not recognising files after I deleted and re-added them one folder higher
I had an unnecessary empty parent folder in my git hierarchy, so I cut and paste the entire folder structure from my git repository, removed the old folder, and pasted the contents i wanted one level higher, and committed and pushed again. Now git does not recognise that any files exist in the new folder. I have confirmed this is not an issue with my .gitignore or git/info/exclude. I have tried running git add . to no avail.
So previously it was
Root folder => oldFolder => myFolder
I changed it to remove oldFolder so it is now
RootFolder => myFolder
But now git just shows the name of myFolder in rootFolder but believes it is empty, even though it has many sub folders and files.
Is there a terminal command i can run to get git to re-recognise the contents of myFolder?
I am running macOS Mojave on a macbook pro if that makes any difference.
git macos github terminal version-control
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I had an unnecessary empty parent folder in my git hierarchy, so I cut and paste the entire folder structure from my git repository, removed the old folder, and pasted the contents i wanted one level higher, and committed and pushed again. Now git does not recognise that any files exist in the new folder. I have confirmed this is not an issue with my .gitignore or git/info/exclude. I have tried running git add . to no avail.
So previously it was
Root folder => oldFolder => myFolder
I changed it to remove oldFolder so it is now
RootFolder => myFolder
But now git just shows the name of myFolder in rootFolder but believes it is empty, even though it has many sub folders and files.
Is there a terminal command i can run to get git to re-recognise the contents of myFolder?
I am running macOS Mojave on a macbook pro if that makes any difference.
git macos github terminal version-control
asked Nov 21 '18 at 7:06
Adam DiamentAdam Diament
1,47311733
Are you sure you didn't lose your .git folder?
– aydinugur
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
try running command -git update-index --really-refresh
– Arpit
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Was the “one level higher” still in the repo?
– evolutionxbox
Nov 21 '18 at 8:47
@aydinugur how can I check this? Where should it be?
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:39
@Arpit this didn't work but thanks
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:40
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I had an unnecessary empty parent folder in my git hierarchy, so I cut and paste the entire folder structure from my git repository, removed the old folder, and pasted the contents i wanted one level higher, and committed and pushed again. Now git does not recognise that any files exist in the new folder. I have confirmed this is not an issue with my .gitignore or git/info/exclude. I have tried running git add . to no avail.
So previously it was
Root folder => oldFolder => myFolder
I changed it to remove oldFolder so it is now
RootFolder => myFolder
But now git just shows the name of myFolder in rootFolder but believes it is empty, even though it has many sub folders and files.
Is there a terminal command i can run to get git to re-recognise the contents of myFolder?
I am running macOS Mojave on a macbook pro if that makes any difference.
git macos github terminal version-control
asked Nov 21 '18 at 7:06
Adam DiamentAdam Diament
1,47311733
I had an unnecessary empty parent folder in my git hierarchy, so I cut and paste the entire folder structure from my git repository, removed the old folder, and pasted the contents i wanted one level higher, and committed and pushed again. Now git does not recognise that any files exist in the new folder. I have confirmed this is not an issue with my .gitignore or git/info/exclude. I have tried running git add . to no avail.
So previously it was
Root folder => oldFolder => myFolder
I changed it to remove oldFolder so it is now
RootFolder => myFolder
But now git just shows the name of myFolder in rootFolder but believes it is empty, even though it has many sub folders and files.
Is there a terminal command i can run to get git to re-recognise the contents of myFolder?
I am running macOS Mojave on a macbook pro if that makes any difference.
git macos github terminal version-control
git macos github terminal version-control
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Adam DiamentAdam Diament
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Are you sure you didn't lose your .git folder?
– aydinugur
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
try running command -git update-index --really-refresh
– Arpit
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Was the “one level higher” still in the repo?
– evolutionxbox
Nov 21 '18 at 8:47
@aydinugur how can I check this? Where should it be?
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:39
@Arpit this didn't work but thanks
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:40
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show 5 more comments
Are you sure you didn't lose your .git folder?
– aydinugur
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
try running command -git update-index --really-refresh
– Arpit
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Was the “one level higher” still in the repo?
– evolutionxbox
Nov 21 '18 at 8:47
@aydinugur how can I check this? Where should it be?
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:39
@Arpit this didn't work but thanks
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:40
Are you sure you didn't lose your .git folder?
– aydinugur
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Are you sure you didn't lose your .git folder?
– aydinugur
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
try running command -
git update-index --really-refresh– Arpit
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
try running command -
git update-index --really-refresh– Arpit
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Was the “one level higher” still in the repo?
– evolutionxbox
Nov 21 '18 at 8:47
Was the “one level higher” still in the repo?
– evolutionxbox
Nov 21 '18 at 8:47
@aydinugur how can I check this? Where should it be?
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:39
@aydinugur how can I check this? Where should it be?
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:39
@Arpit this didn't work but thanks
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:40
@Arpit this didn't work but thanks
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:40
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I had a duplicate .git folder existing inside the original subfolder myFolder, therefore git thought it was another entire repository and ignored it. Deleting that rogue .git folder and running git add . again made it see the files.
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I had a duplicate .git folder existing inside the original subfolder myFolder, therefore git thought it was another entire repository and ignored it. Deleting that rogue .git folder and running git add . again made it see the files.
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I had a duplicate .git folder existing inside the original subfolder myFolder, therefore git thought it was another entire repository and ignored it. Deleting that rogue .git folder and running git add . again made it see the files.
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I had a duplicate .git folder existing inside the original subfolder myFolder, therefore git thought it was another entire repository and ignored it. Deleting that rogue .git folder and running git add . again made it see the files.
answered Nov 21 '18 at 11:27
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I had a duplicate .git folder existing inside the original subfolder myFolder, therefore git thought it was another entire repository and ignored it. Deleting that rogue .git folder and running git add . again made it see the files.
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Are you sure you didn't lose your .git folder?
– aydinugur
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
try running command -
git update-index --really-refresh– Arpit
Nov 21 '18 at 8:35
Was the “one level higher” still in the repo?
– evolutionxbox
Nov 21 '18 at 8:47
@aydinugur how can I check this? Where should it be?
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:39
@Arpit this didn't work but thanks
– Adam Diament
Nov 21 '18 at 10:40