diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4b64bc3c5..c21696a0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 node_modules
 .tmp
 npm-debug.log
+
+log02.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 085cbeabc..14851ab5b 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "workbench.colorTheme": "Visual Studio Dark",
   "workbench.fontAliasing": "antialiased",
   "workbench.statusBar.visible": true,
-  // "files.exclude": {
-  //   "**/.git": false
-  // }
+  "files.exclude": {
+    "**/.git": false
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/firstfolder/challenge b/firstfolder/challenge
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..361b2e46d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firstfolder/challenge
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+line
+line 2
diff --git a/firstfolder/newname.md b/firstfolder/newname.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/gitStatusDemo.md b/gitStatusDemo.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1bcd35a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitStatusDemo.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add line , plus this
diff --git a/logs/.gitkeep b/logs/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/logs/log01.log b/logs/log01.log
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/newExample.md b/newExample.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..105cb25d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newExample.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+This is content
+
+this is an extra line 
+
+add another small change