Add .jar files into a git repository

Question

I have a project on eclipse where recently i created a new folder called lib and added some .jar files inside. I cannot seem to commit the changes to git. It just doesnt appear in the tracked list of files.. I have removed .jar from .gitignore in my branch and commited the changes, and still the same.

Answer 1

The way I got it working for me was -

git add --force /path/to/the/NAME_Of_THE_JAR.jar

Answer 2

in the .gitignore file present in your project, you need to make sure that you allow *.jar files to be pushed. In my case, *.jar files was listed in ignore list. So I removed it from that list and git was able to detect it and I was able to push it.

Answer 3

You put your files in the project package, but you didn't put them under version control. All you need is to add them to VCS by "git add" command. Here is good documentation.

You should use this command in git bash or in terminal (if you have added git to path)

Also I recommend you to use build manager as Maven, Gradle or Ant to add you dependencies. Good luck!