Question

I committed to my github repo using the terminal commands:

git add .
git commit -m
git push raytracer master

It was going well for about 15-20 commits, until I restructured my code and deleted about 2-3 header files and combined them into one. Now when I do the same commands, it yells at me and I’m guessing its because it’s expecting files that I deleted after the restructuring.

What are the proper commands for me to successfully commit my local repo to github?

Answer 1

If you deleted some files manually (not using git rm) git is not going to be happy. But, fear not, it is easy to fix.

Use git status and see which files git is missing. If you really want them gone, you need to tell git by using git rm <files_or_dirs_to_remove>. You may need to type full file name of deleted file (not using wildcards like *), and may need to add -f switch to force git to remove it from index (actually, add remove intent to index).

After that, you should be able to git commit your changes. Good luck!