git add -A does not adding all files of project to git repository

Question

I have just created new repository on github and trying to add my project on git.

When my friend tried to clone using git clone this project, some files of my project were not cloned.

On inspecting more on this, I found that these files were not added from my side to git. Steps followed by me to add whole project to git:

git add -A
git commit -am "First Commit"
git push origin master

But, still some files were not added to git. I tried by changing permissions of these files from read-only to rwx and adding again. But, nothing changed.

If I use `git add -f -A` then `.gitignore` is ignored and all files are added to git repository. — Kesha, Nov 30 '17 at 10:49
Then how can I pull these files added by ignoring `.gitignore` to my friend's pc ? — Kesha, Nov 30 '17 at 10:53
`.gitignore` is only used for add/commit. Your friend does not need to worry about `.gitignore` if they are pulling files you have already added to the repository. — Dan Lowe, Nov 30 '17 at 15:16
Yes, you was right `.gitignore` does not affecting pull operation @DanLowe — Kesha, Dec 01 '17 at 11:39

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 30 '17 at 11:13

My project was having .gitignore file containing list of files and folders that were ignored during git add. So, I again added my project using

git add -f -A
git commit -am "Add Project"
git push origin master

Where

-f : adding files forcefully, ignoring .gitignore

-A : adding whole project

I have not removed anything from .gitignore because I want them to be added only once, not all the time when adding project to git.

git add -A does not adding all files of project to git repository

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