Troubleshooting misplaced .git directory (nothing to commit)

Question

I started getting this message. No matter what I edit and try to commit, it says there is nothing to commit. Looks like git does not see my working directory and looking som

Answer 1

For people working in public open source projects, if you face this behaviour, it is most likely that the file you are editing is excluded from the git repository using .gitignore. I faced the same behaviour, and after hours I found that the file I was making the change is excluded in .gitignore because it is a settings file, and every one will have their own local version.