get error "fatal: this operation must be run in a work tree" when trying to do git status

Question

I got a newbie question. I'm trying to do git status in the .git folder, and git returns the error

"fatal: this operation must be run in a work tree".

I have searched for a solution, but I could not find one specific for this problem.

Answer 1

The .git folder is a special folder that stores all information about your repository.

You don't run any git commands inside it. You run the git commands in your repository folder (parent of the .git folder).