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I'm currently facing a persistent issue with staging changes using Git. No matter which commands I try, I keep getting the same output when I check git status. The output consistently looks like this:

Changes not staged for commit:
(use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
(use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
modified: src/components/ChipButton.jsx
modified: src/components/Layout.jsx

no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

I've ensured that I'm in the correct repository directory, and I've attempted various commands, including git add -A, git add ., and git add -u. However, the changes in the mentioned files (src/components/ChipButton.jsx and src/components/Layout.jsx) refuse to stage.

I've also verified that these files are not listed in the .gitignore file.

Despite referring to online resources and trying different approaches, I've been unable to move past this roadblock. I appreciate your patience and apologize for any confusion in my previous questions where I included images.

Could you kindly provide guidance on how to proceed? If you require additional information, I'm more than happy to provide it.

Thank you so much for your assistance!

sanbinary
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    [Please do not upload images of code/data/errors.](//meta.stackoverflow.com/q/285551). A GIF is still an image. Please [edit] your question to include the relevant details _as text_. – knittl Aug 14 '23 at 08:42
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    What happens if you add those two files explicitly, with `git add src/components/ChipButton.jsx` and `git add src/components/Layout.jsx`? Alternately, what happens if you run `git commit -a`? – Jim Redmond Aug 14 '23 at 16:12
  • what operating system are you using? – ti7 Aug 14 '23 at 17:47
  • @ti7 I'm currently using Windows 11. @jim-redmond I encountered an issue where things seem normal when I attempt to add items explicitly using these commands: 1. `git add src/components/ChipButton.jsx` 2. `git add src/components/Layout.jsx` However, when I check the `git status`, it appears that the files are not staged. – sanbinary Aug 15 '23 at 08:53

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Maybe the project includes files whose names differ only in case, and your local copy of the repository is in a case-insensitive filesystem? In that case git would expect, say Layout.jsx and layout.jsx, to have distinct contents, but in your repository they would be a single common file (so can't match git's expectation for both). The fix would be to rename the files upstream or clone to a case-sensitive filesystem.

hartbx
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  • this seems likely - for example the default Mac filesystem behaves this way – ti7 Aug 14 '23 at 17:47
  • Absolutely, you're spot on. The issue here was indeed related to filename case-insensitivity. I managed to resolve it by clearing the cache using the command `git rm -r --cached .`, following the solution I found on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/a/55541435/18568151). This did the trick and everything is working smoothly now. Thanks a lot! – sanbinary Aug 15 '23 at 15:26
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This issue is indeed related to filename case-insensitivity in Git. If you're encountering a situation where files are not getting staged even after using the git add command,

Execute the following command to clear the Git cache while maintaining your working directory and file changes:

git rm -r --cached .

This command removes the entire cache but preserves your local changes.

After running the cache removal command, proceed to add and stage your files as usual using the git add command. Finally, commit your staged changes using the git commit command.

This process should fix the issue and allow you to properly stage your files. This solution is based on the information provided in the Stack Overflow post I came across.

sanbinary
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