Eclipse doesn't recognise git-based project

Question

I've cloned a git cmake project to a directory sourcedir . I created a .project file with

cd build 
cmake -G"Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles" -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug sourcedir

I then imported the project in eclipse, which works fine. The source files are in a folder in the project explorer called [Source directory] . But how can I get Eclipse to recognise the project as a git-based project?

I can see my repository with Window -> show view -> Other -> Git -> Git Repositories , but it doesn't seem to be linked to the files in [Source directory] .

Answer 1

If you go to File > import can you select git > projects from git ? This will automatically link the project to the git repo.