title: How can I make files which were created with git bash (touch file) visible in Windows 8.1?
body: <p>I've got an interesting challenge.</p>
  
  <p>Making my first steps with Git Version Control on Windows 8.1 I set up a folder, added files and then followed a tutorial. Simple. After some time I noticed that Windows Explorer didn't show me some of the files anymore (I think that was after using checkout but cannot confirm). Using git bash with the ls command, I still see them.</p>
  
  <p>After a little research I can bring it to the point where I use following code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>touch gittest.txt
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In git bash when I use</p>
  
  <pre><code>ls
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>it shows me the file.</p>
  
  <p>In Windows Explorer however I don't see it.</p>
  
  <p>I assume it is some sort of permission issue. I can't create a file in Windows Explorer since I work in an Apache htdocs-Folder and need Admin-Rights. So what I do is create "wintest.txt" somewhere else and move it to that folder.</p>
  
  <p>In Explorer I see just that file, in git bash I see both:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ls -al
  
  drwxr-xr-x 10 hogan Aminist 4096 Apr 3 15:00 .
  drwxr-xr-x  7 hogan Aminist 4096 Apr 3 15:00 ..
  -rw-r--r--  1 hogan Aminist    0 Apr 3 15:00 gittest.txt
  -rw-r--r--  1 hogan Aminist    0 Apr 3 15:00 wintest.txt
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The permissions seem alright here but I guess something is missing anyway. 
  The file gittest.txt also is not hidden. I tried the switch in Explorer.</p>
  
  <p>Another thing obvious to do is: I opened the Windows-Command Prompt with Admin-Rights, changed to the directory in question and entered the corresponding commands dir, dir/A:H...</p>
  
  <p>No file "gittest.txt".</p>
  
  <p>The git version is 1.9.5 for Windows Platform.</p>
  
  <p>Interesting as well. I did this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>echo 'something' &gt; overwrite.txt
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>(In Explorer I don't see it).</p>
  
  <p>Created a file with the same name and content "done". Moved it to the Folder and there was no question "do you want to overwrite the file?".</p>
  
  <p>Open the file from Explorer - it shows "done".
  Open it in git bash, it shows "something".</p>
  
  <p>After opening and editing another file in Windows, I can see the changes in the bash with 'vim xyzFile.txt'. That means that I am definitively looking in the same folder.</p>
  
  <p>When I open a file in bash with vim "xyzFile.txt" first and then saving it, it disappeared in Explorer.</p>
  
  <p>Can anybody give me a hint where to search next and go on from this point?
  Please feel free to ask for more info.</p>