git-untracked – Tarik Billa

How to see untracked files in git instead of untracked directory

December 25, 2023 by Tarik

If git only shows that the directory is untracked, then every file in it (including files in subdirectories) is untracked. If you have some ignored files in the directory, pass the -u flag when running git status (i.e., git status -u) to show the status of individual untracked files.

What are tracked files and untracked files in the context of Git?

August 31, 2023 by Tarik

A file is tracked if it is under version control. As a small example, a C++ project would have Makefile main.cpp interface.hpp worker.cpp as source files; you’d put these under version control. During build, main.o worker.o myapp are generated; these do not belong under version control, so you do not use git add on them. … Read more