removing previous .git folder from cache

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I'm putting files from an old project within a new one.

I cloned a git repository into a folder, which I copied into another git repository folder, and made the appropriate initial changes, which I was NOT tracking. I want to push all of the files to the new git repository. I tried to add this:

$ git add old/*

to which I get back:

fatal: Path 'old/conf' is in submodule 'old'

I tried to delete the whole oldsoft/.git folder (I have the new .git folder within the parent folder), but it still gives me the same error when I try to add oldsoft/*. I think I need to remove the .git information from the cache, but I can't figure out how to do that.

qqx · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-20 02:53:01Z

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git rm --cached old git add old

answered Nov 20, 2012 at 2:53

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