Github repository folder saved as shortcut problem

Question

I am trying to push a MERN stack repository on my GitHub but the client folder is saved as a shortcut, I have tried deleting the git folder inside the client but still it won't work

What I have tried at gitbash

> git init
> git status
> git add .
> git status
> git commit -m "John ..."
> git remote add origin linktogithubrepo.git
> git push -u origin main

Answer 1

Deleting the .git folder is not enough.

You need also to delete the gitlink (a special entry in your index) representing the root folder of that nested repository:

git rm --cached client # no trailing /
git add .
git commit -m "Import client content"
git push