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Why does git say that my file is outside the repository?

Hey guys beginner here how do I upload file into github using git.

This is my command:

$ git add C:\Users\Dan\Downloads\filecrdownload
fatal: C:UsersDa: 'C:UsersDan' is outside repository

What did do wrong? How should I fix this?

Solution

  • Assuming you already have a repo set up on Github, you'll need to clone it on your computer.

    git clone <url-to-repo>

    The url can be found on the front page for your repo:github repo url

    Clone will create a new directory in your filesystem, and you'll want to move your file into there.

    Once the file is inside your git directory, you can simply do:

    git add filecrdownload
git commit -m "Added filecrdownload"
git push

    Which stages filecrdownload, makes a new commit and pushes that commit. You should now see it on Github.