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Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points
Posted by Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points

fatal: pathspec 'main.html' did not march any files

Hi, I am trying to add main.html to my .git folder. Each time I run git add main.html, I keep getting this error fatal: pathspec 'main.html' did not march any files. I am using window 10 and git bash. What am I doing wrong or the meaing of the error?

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Ted Sumner
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Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

I am guessing, but I think your path to main.html is not correct in your git repository. Check to make sure main.html is in the git monitored folder and you are giving it the proper path. I have never tried to add a single file. I always have it give me all the changes in the project, so I cannot really help you more than that.