title: Git error: error: pathspec 'config_files' did not match any file(s) known to git
body: <p>I am having some unusual problem with git. This is what I did</p>
  
  <pre><code>git add config_files
  No error here
  
  git commit config_files -m "first commit"
  error: pathspec 'config_files' did not match any file(s) known to git.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Any suggestions?</p>
  
  <p>This is complete output. </p>
  
  <p>git status :</p>
  
  <p>On branch master
   Untracked files:
     (use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed)</p>
  
  <pre><code>   .bash_history
     .gitignore
     config.php.bak
     config.php_2augbak
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)</p>