git add " Nothing specified nothing added "

Question

I'm new to using git and I'm getting a bit confused. What I'm trying to do is set up a new repository for a particular project folder. My first question is where exactly do I need to be filewise in the terminal, Desktop or the Folder itself to initialize the files. I tried navigating to the actual folder and typed in git status which listed the files as untracked so I typed git add to stage for commit which came up with "Nothing specified, nothing added. Maybe you wanted to say 'git add"

Not sure where I have gone wrong.

You need to specify which files you want to add. Eg: `git add filename.js` or `git add .` to add all files. — Nandu Kalidindi, Nov 17 '17 at 17:08
Possible duplicate of [Why does git commit not save my changes?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7704480/why-does-git-commit-not-save-my-changes) — JDB, Nov 17 '17 at 20:15

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 31 '18 at 12:34

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Please use git add . instead of git add

answered Jul 31 '18 at 12:34

Jitendra Suthar

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 04 '22 at 13:09

You can use "git add ." or "git add -A" instead of git add.

"git add" moves the changed file from the working directory to the staging area (git add file name with extension), while "git add -A" moves all the changes to the staging area. It does the same thing as "git add -all" or "git add. , git add -u" put together.

"git add" keeps track of new files and changes without deleting anything (on the current directory and its subdirectories).
"git add -u" puts changes and deletions in order without creating new files.

So, "git add -A" is a valuable way to do both things quickly.

git add " Nothing specified nothing added "

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