Too many changes in repo

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I am using the Atom code editor and and familiarizing myself with Git command line (Terminal). However, why do I keep getting "Too many changes - The repository at /Users/me has too many changed files to display in Atom. Ensure that you have set up an appropriate .gitignore file."? I have tried committing a project of mine (simple chatbot service in Python3), but should I instead commit the files in my repository first before moving on to separate projects and the related? What does "Too many changes" mean?

MT_

Posted 2019-07-28T18:25:55.323

Reputation: 1

Sounds like you are trying to commit your entire home directory... not a directory containing "a few" project files. – ivanivan – 2019-07-28T18:31:33.263

@ivanivan What would you suggest then? Should I change directory (cd) to my user folder (or whichever I use to store my projects) and then commit the project there? – MT_ – 2019-07-29T00:58:30.813

Answers

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You have a git repo in your user folder.

Atom refuses to handle situations like that because, when a user has a repo that’s over tens or hundreds of thousands of files that weren’t being ignored, Atom would try to look at them all, take up a huge amount of resources, and crash.

You may store your repositories anywhere you want, as long as there’s nothing inside the repository that isn’t supposed to be a part of it, like the contents of your user folder.

harrymc

Posted 2019-07-28T18:25:55.323

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Asked: 2019-07-28T18:25:55.323

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