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command sequence mkdir topdir mkdir another-git-directory touch fileC touch fileD git add . git commit -m "sub-dir init" cd .. touch fileA touch fileB git add . git commit -m "top-dir init" git ls-files // now we can see that fileC and fileD is not tracked by top-level git // git ls-files -o // this would not show us the fileC and fileD as untracked files// my question is: how can we make "git ls-files -o" to show the untracked files inside sub-directory? why git is behaved such, as i expect git ls-files to show all untracked file (even it is inside another sub-dir git)? I know that I could make the top git to track the sub-dir files using "git add */."... but I am interested to know why for the question above. Thanks! directory structure topdir + +-- .git +-- fileA +-- fileB + another-git-directory +-- .git +-- fileC +-- fileD update (26 Jun) I found this thread Unable to track files within Git submodules and this url (cn) http://blog.ossxp.com/2010/01/425/ which explains how to resolve the problem. the solution: git rm --cached another-git-directory #no trailing slash git add another-git-directory/. git commit the 'git rm --cached path/to/sub-dir-or-sub-module' will tell the top-dir not to treat the sub-dir as a submodule... I think....

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