st) empty output from
</p>
<div class="example">
<pre class="example">git diff -w -b &lt;filename(s)&gt;
</pre></div>

<p>Also check the output of
</p>
<div class="example">
<pre class="example">git status
</pre></div>

<p>to make sure you don&rsquo;t have untracked files or deletions.
</p>
<div class="example">
<pre class="example">git add [-i|-p|-A] &lt;filenames/dirnames&gt;
</pre></div>

<p>Make sure you have told Git your name and email address
</p>
<div class="example">
<pre class="example">git config