Re: git rm bug

From: Timothy Rice <timothy.rice@unimelb.edu.au>
Date: Jun 6, 2018, 20:10 UTC
Message-ID: <20180606201012.GA2454@sleipnir>
In-Reply-To: <20180606200137.GJ3094@zaya.teonanacatl.net>

> It does seem like something which could be noted in the git
> rm docs.  Perhaps you'd care to take a stab at a patch to
> add a note to Documentation/git-rm.txt Thomas?  Maybe a note
> at the end of the DISCUSSION section?

That same documentation could mention a common workaround for when someone does really want to keep the empty directories:

$ touch ./path/to/empty/dir/.keep $ git add ./path/to/empty/dir/.keep $ git commit -m "Keep that empty directory because it is needed for <whatever>"

This would obviate the need for a new flag to switch behaviours.

~ Tim