Root directory of my git project deleted, and I have no idea why

Question

This is the output of git status:

Changes not staged for commit:
      (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
      (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)

           deleted:    FreeCodeCamp

no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

FreeCodeCamp is the root directory of my git project, and as such I can't perform ANY git commands. I have no idea how this happened, but it may be helpful to know what my common git commands are. On a regular basis, I simply add files to my git repo and then push them to the remote at the end of the day.

Does anyone know how this happened?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 25 '16 at 16:52

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FreeCodeCamp is the root directory of my git project, and as such I can't perform ANY git commands.

I don't think that's true. If FreeCodeCamp were your root directory you wouldn't be able to run git status to show the output in your question.

This recommendation from git status is a good one:

use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory

Running git checkout -- FreeCodeCamp should restore your directory.

answered Jul 25 '16 at 16:52

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Can you think of a reason of why this happened? – Sal P. Jul 25 '16 at 16:59
@SalP., it's unlikely that it was a Git command. Something like `git rm`, for example, would have staged the deletion as well. Anything that would have deleted that directory or moved it elsewhere (a misclick in a file manager, for example) could have led to this. – ChrisGPT was on strike Jul 25 '16 at 17:01
Thanks for the advice! – Sal P. Jul 25 '16 at 23:02

Root directory of my git project deleted, and I have no idea why

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