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github changes not staged for commit

I have a very basic github setup with a readme, a directory, and another directory inside it with an html file. On github I can only view the readme and the first folder but none of its contents, and I am getting this message

tc349 ryntc3$ git add *
tc349 ryntc3$ git status
On branch master
Changes not staged for commit:
(use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
(use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
(commit or discard the untracked or modified content in submodules) 

modified:   week1 (modified content)

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

I feel like if I am adding all to be staged that it should not be an issue. Any help?

Solution

  • Is week1 a submodule?

    Note the relevant part from the output of the git status command:

    (commit or discard the untracked or modified content in submodules)

    Try cd week1 and issuing another git status to see what changes you have made to the week1 submodule.

    See http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Tools-Submodules for more information about how submodules work in Git.