Why am I getting "Commit failed with error: pathspec ... did not match any file(s)"?

The reason why this error happens is pointed in this post: https://stackoverflow.com/a/29485441/2769415

Windows’ file system is mostly case-insensitive, so you cannot rename a file by just changing its capitalization. Instead, you will have to use a temporary name in between.

Solution: Rename the file back to the original one, then rename it to a different name, then back to the one with the correct capitalization. Git will not throw the bug anymore.

Example:

Created FOOBar class.
Renamed it to FooBar and then got the error.
Rename it back to FOOBar.
Rename to FooBarTest.
Rename to FooBar.
Git works now.

This is the error you get when you attempt to run

git commit <file>

but <file> hasn't been staged yet; in other words, Git hasn't been told about it, yet. This is most likely what's happening here. Run

git add application/libraries/Funder.php

then try to commit.

I had the same problem in Android Studio after renaming some activities. I tried adding (git add) and moving (git mv) the files but never helped and I was getting the same message again and again.

Finally I decided to backup the classes in the package that had the problematic file in a separate folder in my HDD, then I removed the files from the original folder and in the terminal I did:

rm app/src/main/java/com/path/to/package/with/problematic/files/

Then recreated the deleted package via Android Studio and copied and pasted my classes back there. After that I was able to commit without any issues.