The folder consists of files with filenames like abc~1, 123~1, a1d2~3.
When I do git add --all it says,
$ git add --all
error: Invalid path 'abc~1.png'
error: unable to add abc~1.png to index
fatal: adding files failed
I did a trial and error and I found this error persists only when the tilde symbol is followed by a number.
If the folder is tracked by git for the first time, the other files are also not tracked by Git.
$ git clean --dry-run
Would remove Rest.png
Would remove abc~1.png
Please help how do I fix this issue.
This is the result of a change that was made to msys Git in December 2014.
On Windows' default filesystems, FAT and NTFS, DOS-style 8.3 file names are
supported for backwards compatibility. That means that there are multiple
ways to reference the same file. For example, the file
credential-cache--daemon.c can also be accessed via CREDEN~1.C (unless
another file has already been mapped to that so-called "short name", i.e.
the exact short name is unpredictable).
Since this mapping is unpredictable, we need to disallow such file names on
Windows, and while at it, we also exclude other file names incompatible with
Windows' file systems (e.g. NUL, CON, etc).
We use the core.protectNTFS guard introduced in the previous commit to make
sure that we prevent such file names only when appropriate.
To disable this behaviour, you can run:
git config core.protectNTFS false
However, since the new behaviour is there to protect you, I’d recommend
changing it back after having added your files:
git config core.protectNTFS true
Only disable this protection when you need to add files with tildes in the
name or check out branches containing such filenames.
In general, I’d recommend avoiding such filenames if working in
a Windows environment.
