This was discussed on the Git user list recently [1]. #in a repo with no files > git add -A fatal: pathspec '.' did not match any files The same goes for git add . (and -u). Whereas I think some warning feedback is useful, we are curious whether this is an intentional change or not. [1] https://groups.google.com/d/topic/git-users/Qs4YSPhTsqE/discussion -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html