Normally, you’ll have a .gitignore file that defines what should not go into a git repository. If you find that there is a file or two that is ignored that you really need in the repository (e.g. a DLL dependency in a BIN folder for some legacy application that doesn’t do NuGet, or other package management) then you need a way to force that into Git.
The command you need is this:
git add --force <filename>
Replace <filename> with the file that you need to force in. This will force stage the file ready for your next commit.
You can also use . in place of a file name to force in an entire directory, or you can use wild cards to determine what is staged.
Afterwards you can use
git status
to see that it has been staged.
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