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J.W.F.
J.W.F.

Reputation: 701

GitHub for Mac - Staging is not working correctly (Changes not staged for commit)

I was using the GitHub for Mac application, and as of recently, it's been throwing this error back at me:

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

  modified:   bin/plugin.yml
  modified:   src/plugin.yml

Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)

  .gitignore

no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
 (1)

I have no idea what is doing this, because previously, the program was committing and syncing fine, but now I have to go to the command line and type "git add ." and "git push" to make it work, so the GitHub app has become completely useless for me.
I would like to keep the app for convenience, but at the moment, it's not looking good.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1508

Answers (1)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1327254

The correct sequence would be:

git add .
git commit -m "commit .gitignore"
git push

(The commit step is important if you want to push anything)

Then try a fresh clone and see if GitHub for Mac still complains with that new local repo.

The OP jflory7 mentions in the comments:

It appears clearing the cache was the best way to fix the issue for me.

Upvotes: 2

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