TortoiseGit - Add - fatal - empty string is not valid pathspec

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Tried right-click "Add" on the TortoiseGit menu from the root of my project, and I see this error: "Fatal: empty string is not valid pathsepc. please use . instead if you mean to match all paths.

Part 2 - can I do a recursive add from all subdirectories?

Possible duplicate of Unable to check diffs with TortoiseGit: "fatal: empty string is not a valid pathspec" — MrTux
– MrTux, Commented Apr 5, 2018 at 14:57
Maybe different cause, but same symptom/reason. I am on Tortoise Git 2.5.0 and git version is 2.16.1 (for windows) — NealWalters
– NealWalters, Commented Apr 5, 2018 at 15:03
That's exact the very same procedure called in TortoiseGit which fails here. — MrTux
– MrTux, Commented Apr 5, 2018 at 15:03

MrTux · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-26 08:47:44Z

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See https://stackoverflow.com/a/48457419/3906760:

TortoiseGit 2.5 is not yet fully compatible to Git >= 2.16. See https://TortoiseGit.org and the corresponding bug report: https://TortoiseGit.org/issue/3138

Use the latest stable version of TortoiseGit: https://tortoisegit.org/download/

edited Apr 26, 2019 at 8:47

answered Apr 5, 2018 at 15:04

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NealWalters · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-05 15:07:15Z

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Installing Tortise Get 2.6 solved the problem.

answered Apr 5, 2018 at 15:07

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