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Asked: 2026-06-17T22:28:41+00:00

So far I have the following information on my screen … nicholas@ubuntu:~$ git add

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So far I have the following information on my screen …

nicholas@ubuntu:~$ git add /home/nicholas/Documents
nicholas@ubuntu:~$ git status 
# On branch master
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#   .ICEauthority
#   .Xauthority
#   .audacity-data/
#   .bash_history
#   .bash_logout
#   .bashrc
#   .cache/
#   .compiz/
#   .config/
#   .dbus/
#   .dmrc
#   .dropbox/
#   .gconf/
#   .gitconfig
#   .goutputstream-ADHZQW
#   .goutputstream-GWSJRW
#   .gstreamer-0.10/
#   .gtk-bookmarks
#   .kde/
#   .local/
#   .mission-control/
#   .mozilla/
#   .pki/
#   .profile
#   .pulse-cookie
#   .pulse/
#   .signon/
#   .thunderbird/
#   .xsession-errors
#   .xsession-errors.old
#   Desktop/
#   Downloads/
#   Dropbox/
#   Pictures/
#   Ubuntu One/
#   examples.desktop
#   git status

nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use “git add” to track)
I thought that I only added the files from my Documents Directory which includes not only a .odt file from libre office but also an “officialwebsite” directory that houses a number of files that I would like to push to github. From the jump as I understand it I have added nothing and my status appears to show me that I am doing nothing even thought I am following two references … one such reference is … http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Installing-Git … and the other such reference is … http://www.codeschool.com/courses/try-git … I finished the code school git tutorial in about fifteen minutes with no problem and followed along nicely but in the real world things are not going so well … can someone coach me on Git for a little bit and help me add my website and a compendium of writing from libre office to my github repository so that i can begin my journey as a git hub afficianado … any and all help would be appreciated … i look forward to hearing from you.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Here it seems you have done a “git init” in your home directory.

    “If you’re starting to track an existing project in Git, you need to go to the project’s directory”

    cd /path/to/directory/with/existing/source/code
$ git init
$ git add .
$ git status

    You may this link useful.
    http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Basics-Getting-a-Git-Repository#Initializing-a-Repository-in-an-Existing-Directory

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