git init doesn't create .git directory

Question

I'm new to Git, when I run git init in the terminal there's no .git directory created, however i get this result Reinitialized existing Git repository in /Users/Desktop/Javascript/sotrustme/.git/

please help me

Answer 1

As others already mentioned, the .git directory is hidden from normal view, by virtue of being named .git. Files and directories with names starting with . are normally not displayed, to keep things uncluttered.

There's one other important point:

... I get this result Reinitialized existing Git repository in ...

(the boldface is of course mine here). This means you already have a Git repository. Your git init is not wiping it out, it's just checking that it looks like a valid Git repository, and making sure any template-specific hooks are set up. (This last part does not affect you: it would only matter if you ran git init --template=<some alternate template directory>.)

Answer 2

It should be a hidden folder.

Try to display the hidden folders and you should be able to see it.

Use ls -al to view all the hidden files and folders and their properties.

Answer 3

git init Will create a .git folder (which is .) means a hidden folder.

The error Reinitialized existing Git repository in /Users/Desktop/Javascript/sotrustme/.git/

This means .git already exist in your Present Working Directory. You can view the .git folder (and all hidden files and folders) by this command

ls -a

You can run git status to check status, if it works git is initialized and working.