Why am I getting "Commit failed with error: pathspec ... did not match any file(s)"?
I am having some issues with Git.
I have a repository where I can commit any file to without problem. However, there is a single file 'Funder.php' which, when I try committing, tells me there is an error as:
Commit failed with error:
pathspec 'application/libraries/Funder.php' did not match any file(s) known to git.
I am quite new to this, so was wondering if anybody could please help?
Solution 1:
The reason why this error happens is pointed in this post: https://stackoverflow.com/a/29485441/2769415
Windows’ file system is mostly case-insensitive, so you cannot rename a file by just changing its capitalization. Instead, you will have to use a temporary name in between.
Solution: Rename the file back to the original one, then rename it to a different name, then back to the one with the correct capitalization. Git will not throw the bug anymore.
Example:
Created FOOBar class.
Renamed it to FooBar and then got the error.
Rename it back to FOOBar.
Rename to FooBarTest.
Rename to FooBar.
Git works now.
Solution 2:
This is the error you get when you attempt to run
git commit <file>
but <file>
hasn't been staged yet; in other words, Git hasn't been told about it, yet. This is most likely what's happening here. Run
git add application/libraries/Funder.php
then try to commit.