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Git (Windows): Newbie: Can't commit new repository ... "did not match any files(s) known to git"

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Problem

I just installed Git on Windows XP Pro and I'm trying to apply it to my project. I'm trying git-ize a legacy directory structure: Any ideas what the problem could be? What does this error mean? "git status" displays many "new file:" lines so I don't know why it says it doesn't match anything.

Error Output

C:\src>git init
C:\src>git add *.c
C:\src>git commit -m 'initial project version'
error: pathspec 'project' did not match any file(s) known to git.
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Fix for: Git (Windows): Newbie: Can't commit new repository ... "did not match any files(s) known to git"

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Try using double quotes for "Initial project version"

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