In a folder in my project I am trying "git add images" (images is a folder). Nothing happens. I also went into the images and ran "git add ." and nothing happened.
In both cases "git status" tells me my branch is up to date.
What do I need to do?
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Is it being ignored by `gitignore`? – 17slim Jun 05 '18 at 22:26
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@17slim - I don't think so. How can I test that? – David Thielen Jun 05 '18 at 22:27
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Were the files already added? – Keith Thompson Jun 05 '18 at 22:27
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In your repo directory, look at the .gitignore file and see if any of the rules there might match your folder. If so, remove/modify them so they don't. – 17slim Jun 05 '18 at 22:28
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Oh, and if it's empty it might lead to issues as well. As suggested [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/932982/3927528) maybe add a .gitignore for now. (if you plan to put things in it, just leave the file empty and it might work) – 17slim Jun 05 '18 at 22:31
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First, if images/ is an empty folder, Git would not add it: it adds only files.
Adding just a folder requires indeed adding a file, like a .keep, or a .gitignore if you don't want to track its content.
Second, if images/ is a folder with files, and those files are not added, pick one of those untracked file (that you cannot add), and type:
git check-ignore -v -- images/afile
That way, you won't have to check all .gitignore files: Git will do that for you, and print any .gitignore path (and the rule in it) which is responsible for images/ content (the files) to be ignored (you would need to do git add -f to force them to be added)
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