title: Unwanted untracked files in the snapshot - Git
body: <p>I'm a noob.
  Here's what I've already done:
  made a </p>
  
  <pre><code>git init
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>that created a <code>.git</code> in my <code>home</code> folder.</p>
  
  <p>Now, while following the tutorials, I cloned a repository that I had previously created through my account on <a href="http://www.github.com" rel="nofollow">GitHub</a>, which had a README and a LICENSE file only. </p>
  
  <p>Now this command:</p>
  
  <pre><code>git clone url
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>was executed from my home directory, and a new folder got created in my home folder with the name, XYZproject.</p>
  
  <p>Now, when I do, </p>
  
  <pre><code>git status
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get a list of <strong>all the files in my home folder</strong> as <strong><em>untracked files</em></strong>. That is, basically. I'm confused and in my opinion, this is not what's supposed to be. </p>
  
  <p>All I was trying to do, was to try to add files in the XYZproject folder, able to modify it, and to watch these changes get reflected in my account on GitHub.</p>
  
  <p>Could anyone help me here with what's wrong?</p>