git status returns fatal: Not a git repository but .git exists and HEAD has proper permissions

Question

When I run git status on my repo I get fatal: Not a git repository: /my repo/.git/modules/docs

I\'ve checked and .git exists and contains HEAD with the

Answer 1

Solution :

1) Look into the HEAD file (under .git) -> If it is corrupted (contains some random values), replace the content with this text 'ref: refs/heads/develop' (develop is the last branch I was working on)

2) try - git status.

3) If step 2 doesn't solve your issue, try these commands (may not work for all but worth a try)

rm -f .git/index git reset

4) git will give you unstaged files after reset. keep or discard as per your wish