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Asked: May 18, 20222022-05-18T17:22:11+00:00 2022-05-18T17:22:11+00:00In: git

Fixing the error: nothing added to commit but untracked files present

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Hi everyone, I’m learning about git. While working, I try do the git pull on the prod server. As a result, I get the message:

Optimization/language/languageUpdate.php
 email_test.php
 nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
 Please move or remove them before you can merge.

What can I do about the “nothing added to commit but untracked files present” issue? Is there a better approach?

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    2022-06-12T01:09:46+00:00Added an answer on June 12, 2022 at 1:09 am

    The cause: This error happens because you add files to your local machine and then try to pull a remote copy of a repository without adding those files to the repository.

    The solution: To fix this error, you may either add the untracked files to your Git repository (as advised by the warning message) or add them to your .gitignore file.

    Using  git add to add the files:

    git add Optimization/language/languageUpdate.php
    git add email_test.php

    Add the following lines to your .gitignore file to ignore the files:

    /Optimization/language/languageUpdate.php
    /email_test.php

    After that, either option should allow the  git pull to succeed.

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  2. Rose Jean
    2022-05-26T03:55:30+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2022 at 3:55 am

    We could also do this instead of manually adding each file:

    git add --all

    OR

    git add -A

    This will also delete any files that are not present or deleted (Tracked file in the current work directory which are currently absent).

    You would only need to add files that are tracked and have been modified.

    git add -u


    What’s the difference between git add . and git add --all?

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