just installed git but when I try to git status gives me a fatal error

Asked Oct 22 '16 at 16:43

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I'm really new on Git, just installed and when I do git status it gives me this error:

fatal: cannot use /Users/.gitignore as an exclude file

After reading the question linked in the comments, I also tried this:

Pro-de-HackNew:~ hacknew$ git config --global core.excludesfile
/usr/local/bin/git/global.gitignore
Pro-de-HackNew:~ hacknew$ git config --global --unset core.excludesfile
Pro-de-HackNew:~ hacknew$ git status
fatal: cannot use /Users/hacknew/.gitignore as an exclude file
Pro-de-HackNew:~ hacknew$

Any idea what's going on?

edited Oct 22 '16 at 19:30

Scott Weldon

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asked Oct 22 '16 at 16:43

VADO

it seens you're trying to exclude a file that cannot be excluded. – McNets Oct 22 '16 at 16:51
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Have you read: http://stackoverflow.com/a/14298642/4386427 – Support Ukraine Oct 22 '16 at 16:54
tried but not sure if I am doing it wrong – VADO Oct 22 '16 at 17:06
If /Users/.gitignore does not exist, create it. It can be empty. – Don Branson Oct 22 '16 at 17:18
how can I know if exist or not? – VADO Oct 22 '16 at 17:33
Please [edit] your post to add any additional information you have to your question. Avoid adding this in the comments, as they are harder to read and can be deleted easier. I've [edited](//stackoverflow.com/help/editing) the information from your existing comments into your question. – Scott Weldon Oct 22 '16 at 19:33
thanks for your help Scott – VADO Oct 22 '16 at 20:12

just installed git but when I try to git status gives me a fatal error

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