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Re: why still no empty directory support in git

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MGMichael Gaber <michael.gaber@gmx.net>
Date
Dec 30, 2008, 14:21 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin schrieb:
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> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Ping Yin wrote:
> 
>> Yes, i know this topic has been discussed for many times.
> 
> We have empty directory support in Git.  It works like this: for 
> directories that you do want to keep, you add an empty .gitignore file.
> 
> No problem at all,
> Dscho

well if i understood him correctly his use-case would soon remove that .whatever-file so it doesn't solve the problem

Michael
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Message 18 of 18 in “why still no empty directory support in git”
  1. Ping YinDec 30, 2008
  2. Asheesh LaroiaDec 30, 2008
  3. Jeff WhitesideDec 30, 2008
  4. Robin RosenbergDec 30, 2008
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 30, 2008
  6. Ping YinDec 30, 2008
  7. Asheesh LaroiaDec 30, 2008
  8. demerphqDec 30, 2008
  9. Asheesh LaroiaDec 30, 2008
  10. David BrownDec 31, 2008
  11. Jeff KingJan 1, 2009
  12. Johannes SchindelinJan 2, 2009
  13. Asheesh LaroiaJan 2, 2009
  14. Asheesh LaroiaJan 8, 2009
  15. Liu YubaoDec 30, 2008
  16. Anatol PomozovJan 1, 2009
  17. Johannes SchindelinDec 30, 2008
  18. Michael GaberDec 30, 2008

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