{"id":2614,"date":"2017-06-20T13:28:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T13:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2021-03-20T13:25:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T13:25:50","slug":"how-to-fix-fatal-not-a-git-repository-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/how-to-fix-fatal-not-a-git-repository-error\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Fatal Not a Git repository error."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Introduction<\/h3>\n<p>In this tutorial, we will learn how to fix the following error: Fatal Not a Git repository (or any of the parent directories) error.<\/p>\n<h3>Error<\/h3>\n<p>The most probable root cause for this error is that when you run git commands<br \/>\nwithout creating a local repository.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/git.png\" alt=\"Git error\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/git.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/git-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/git-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/git-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/git-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Fix<\/h3>\n<p>To fix this issue, try to create a local<br \/>\ngit repository.<\/p>\n<p>\/&gt; git init<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Git-Repository-.png\" alt=\"Git Local Repository\" width=\"1699\" height=\"1015\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Git-Repository-.png 1699w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Git-Repository--300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Git-Repository--1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Git-Repository--768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Git-Repository--1536x918.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1699px) 100vw, 1699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The .git folder is a hidden directory. We need to enable the show hidden folders\/files option to view this directory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Git Tutorial Links<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/git-tutorials\/\">https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/git-tutorials\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information on Git tool, visit the official website:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/git-scm.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/git-scm.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2614\" data-postid=\"2614\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2614 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction In this tutorial, we will learn how to fix the following error: Fatal Not a Git repository (or any of the parent directories) error. Error The most probable root cause for this error is that when you run git commands without creating a local repository. 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