How to add an Existing Java Project to Git repository

Question

I am trying to add an existing Java project from a workspace to my git repository.

I'm using git version 1.8.3.2 on Linux.

I use this command:

git init/committed/remote origin/pushed

However, the src directory is only appearing as a greyed out empty folder.

How do I add a folder with subfolders to my github repository?

This is what it looks like. Notice 'src' is greyed out and un-clickable.

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After `git init`, did you add everything to the repo? (`git add .`?) — simont, Aug 19 '13 at 02:15
Yep, I did, I can see everything on the "master-branch" but I can't submerge and explore the folders because they're grayed-out and isn't clickable. — user884786, Aug 19 '13 at 02:19
`bin` and `src` appear to be sub-repositories, not part of the same git repository. Is this what you intend? — simont, Aug 19 '13 at 02:23
Look [here](https://github.com/Codesane/Simple-Chat-Application/commit/4635d0b2c11ae9d791af4afc091256882fdfad0c) at `src` and `bin`. They say "subproject commit". Read [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7124483/difference-between-subprojects-and-submodules-in-git), [this](http://longair.net/blog/2010/06/02/git-submodules-explained/) and [the pro-git book](http://git-scm.com/book/ch6-6.html) to understand what a submodule is. It's not browsable because those directories are other git repositories. — simont, Aug 19 '13 at 02:26

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 19 '13 at 02:36

src and bin are git submodules. They're not browsable because they are only pointers to other git repositories - they're not really "folders".

To add everything in a directory and subdirectories to git in one command, you can use git add ., which recursively adds.

Section 6 of the Pro Git book explains what a submodule is.

Assuming you do not want submodules, you can fix your repository like this:

cd <project> # Go to the projects root
rm -rf .git  # Remove all git information (keeping your code). 
cd src       # and repeat for src and bin
rm -rf .git
cd ../bin
rm -rf .git
cd ..        # now, back in the projects root
git init     # Make a git repository
git add .    # Add everything to it
git commit -m 'Initial commit'
git remote add github <github-url>
git push -f github # Force push to github, to overwrite everything we had before.

Note that this will destroy the git repos in `src` and `bin`!!

I'm pretty sure this is what you want to do.

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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To add *.* files and folders do it as follow:

Navigate within your terminal/dos window to the the root folder of your project and use the command:

git init

git add .

git commit -m "This is my commit"

git push origin master

BTW: you can find more simplified details in the following tutorial: Import an existing, unversioned code project to an empty repository

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Aug 19 '13 at 02:27

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For some reason it feels like I did just that when I followed the other guys instructions, and for some reason his worker instead of this one. Thanks for your input though! – user884786 Aug 19 '13 at 02:46

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 10 '15 at 11:14

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You should follow this guide: https://help.github.com/articles/adding-an-existing-project-to-github-using-the-command-line/

answered Feb 10 '15 at 11:14

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How to add an Existing Java Project to Git repository

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Note that this will destroy the git repos in src and bin!!

Note that this will destroy the git repos in `src` and `bin`!!