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paultechguy
paultechguy

Reputation: 2538

What does github repository folder with right-arrow mean?

I have a github repository folder with a blue icon, that has an right-arrow. I've been unable to find any reference to a github icon legend/key. Any idea what this icon is?

unknown github icon

Upvotes: 5

Views: 15776

Answers (2)

sanya29
sanya29

Reputation: 141

If, while working on your files locally, you initialized a subdirectory as a git repository (by doing git init), when you push these files to GitHub, they just turn into a folder with an arrow to indicate that the folder is a repository within a repository.

If you navigate to that directory and try to view hidden files, you might find a .git folder there. If you delete it, the folder will stop becoming a submodule and will show up properly on GitHub.

I have had this happen to me multiple times while creating a react project inside of a git repo.

Upvotes: 3

Madhu Bhat
Madhu Bhat

Reputation: 15253

That icon is to indicate a git submodule, which has a link to the commit of another git version-controlled project/repository. You can read more about git submodules here.

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The link on the right of the icon points to the commit of another repository which is added in the current repository as a submodule.

The above example is from the example-dependency repository.

Upvotes: 5

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