I am trying to add all changed files to GitHub by using git add . but it also adds the changes made by me on other local projects. It should ideally add the changes of the same project.
How should it be solved?
When I run git status then I get to see those extra files which are unstaged.
Images:
Each repo is in its own directory. Then when you cd myproject and run git add . it should only add files changed in this repo.
By Project, if you mean different files directory in the same repo then you should be using one of the below commands to match your needs
For Git version 2.x
git add -A stages All
git add . stages new and modified, without deleted
git add -u stages modified and deleted, without new
Detail:
git add -A is equivalent to git add .; git add -u.
The important point about git add . is that it looks at the working tree and adds all those paths to the staged changes if they are either changed or are new and not ignored, it does not stage any 'rm' actions.
git add -u looks at all the already tracked files and stages the changes to those files if they are different or if they have been removed. It does not add any new files, it only stages changes to already tracked files.
git add -A is a handy shortcut for doing both of those.
You can test the differences out with something like this (note that for Git version 2.x your output for git add . git status will be different):
git init
echo Change me > change-me
echo Delete me > delete-me
git add change-me delete-me
git commit -m initial
echo OK >> change-me
rm delete-me
echo Add me > add-me
git status
# Changed but not updated:
# modified: change-me
# deleted: delete-me
# Untracked files:
# add-me
git add .
git status
# Changes to be committed:
# new file: add-me
# modified: change-me
# Changed but not updated:
# deleted: delete-me
git reset
git add -u
git status
# Changes to be committed:
# modified: change-me
# deleted: delete-me
# Untracked files:
# add-me
git reset
git add -A
git status
# Changes to be committed:
# new file: add-me
# modified: change-me
# deleted: delete-me
Based on the image you gave, it appears you should be in the Silencio directory. Git is showing you that you have untracked files.
Try this:
cd ~/Silencio
git status
The output will show there are only changes for that directory.
I had a look at the image you uploaded and it seems like you have a weird git setup.
I see that you are inside the folder, ~/AndroidStudioProjects/ApiExample/. So this is your project directory?
But it looks like you have initialized a git repository in your home directory (i.e. ~/) and when you run git status inside the current path, it shows everything relative to that home directory path.
In my opinion, you shouldn't have done that, and should have maintained a separate and an independent git repository for each project.
My suggestion to fix your issue is to remove the .git directory from your home. I guess you don't have any valid projects in the root of your home dir?
First change your path to home directory:
cd ~
Then take a backup of your .git folder in case you need it.
cp -r .git .git-backup
Then remove it.
rm -rf .git
Now go back to your AndroidStudioProjects, there also you shouldn't be having a git repository.
cd AndroidStudioProjects
Remove the .git folder.
rm -rf .git
Finally, go to your ApiExample project folder, and initialize a new git repository there.
git init
Now everything should be fine. But you should know that this is only a suggestion to clear your mess. If you really had a valid git repository inside your home directory, or AndroidStudioProjects directories, then you need to use Git Submodules.
Hope it helps. Feel free to ask any doubts.