Some files in my git repo do not have history. What is wrong?

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I have git repo, I found that when using git log myfile, only files under the root (where the .git folder is) show logs. Doing the same to any file in a sub directory does not show anything. Why?

Similarly, when using git extension, right-clicking a file and clicking "file history", only files in root folder have history. All other files do not have history - it will say "git is not initialized"

Did I miss some settings?

have you added that files into index? – Малъ Скрылевъ Jan 24 '14 at 06:02 — Малъ Скрылевъ, Jan 24 '14 at 06:02
Yes, all files are in checked into the repo. – user386436 Jan 24 '14 at 06:06 — user386436, Jan 24 '14 at 06:06
please provide the answer of `git show ignored_file` – Малъ Скрылевъ Jan 24 '14 at 09:30 — Малъ Скрылевъ, Jan 24 '14 at 09:30

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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One explanation would be a .gitignore which ignores sub-folders (*/)

That would explain that a git add . or a git status do nothing regarding said subfolders.
(Even though the OP thinks "all files have been added". If they actually are in the index, then the .gitignore rules don't apply, as majioa comments)

Check also your environment variables (GIT_DIR, GIT_WORK_TREE) to see if they are set to anything that could confuse Git in your folder.

Do a git ls-files --stage in the root folder of your repo in order to check for special entries in the index which would explain why sub-folders content are of a different nature (a submodule being one).

edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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answered Jan 24 '14 at 07:10

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`.gitignore` is affected only when a file in the igronred folder isn't added to index. – Малъ Скрылевъ Jan 24 '14 at 09:30
@majioa True. I have added that in the answer. – VonC Jan 24 '14 at 09:55
I notice that for the same repo, if I cloned it from remote site, then history is there, but if I copy the cloned repo to a new place, the history is not available anymore. What I can do to get the history information back? – user386436 Feb 12 '14 at 03:27
@user386436 It depends on how you copy it to a new place (with or without its `.git`? with a `git clone`?) – VonC Feb 12 '14 at 06:45
with the .git folder, I can still use the repo for commit, push. – user386436 Feb 17 '14 at 10:22

Some files in my git repo do not have history. What is wrong?

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