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Development Tools Introduction to Git Managing Committed Files Removing Files

Posted by Angella McCoy
Angella McCoy
3,231 Points

Fatal Error in Workspaces of the Introduction to Git "Removing Files" video

When attempting to perform a git status, in the workspaces of the Introduction to Git "Removing Files" video, I receive the error below. Does anyone know how to fix this error? I tried relaunching the workspace several times, but the error still occurs.

Error Message fatal: Not a git repository (or any parent up to mount point /home/treehouse/workspace)
Stopping at filesystem boundary (GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM not set).

1 Answer

Angella McCoy
Angella McCoy
3,231 Points

I figured out why the error was displaying. I needed to change directories to the medals directory. Once I changed the directory, I was able to enter the git status command and not receive an error.