Is it possible to make git to track empty folders?

 

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  • How can I add an empty directory to a Git repository? 28 answers

    • Personally I usually solve this by having a file called dir.info in every directory that has some text stating what the directory is there for.

    However, if you need to create specific, empty, directories after a checkout with those directories possibly being specific to specific branches I would suggest git post-checkout hooks are made to order - you can have a list in your top level directory of the empty directories that are needed and not needed and with about 5 lines of python you can create them if required and delete those that are not.

    I would probably do something like having - or + in the first char depending on which should be removed or added.

    Something like, (with the error handling added): 

    import os

dirlist = open("Dirlist.Name", "rt")
for line in dirlist:
    flag = line[0]
    name = line[1:].strip()
    if flag == '+':
        os.makedirs(name)
    elif flag == '-':
        os.removedirs(name)
    else:
        print "Ignored:", line

    With a really empty folder, the answer is no. It's not possible because of how Git technically handles data.

    BUT , if you're OK to accept some compromise: just create some file, like .gitignore or whatever inside the directory you want be seen, and you're done. README file can be a solution, but I would personnally not use that name because that would create confusion with people thinking there's content inside those files.

    See How can I add an empty directory to a Git repository? for a very similar question.

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