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Problem with add folder to a subdirectory

Subject: Problem with add folder to a subdirectory

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4 messages between Apr 3, 2010 and Apr 4, 2010.

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Aris Bezas· Apr 3, 2010, 08:26 UTC · lore

Hi, I am new to git and i have a problem. I clone repo from a collaborator and i want to add some folder to a subdirectory. When i add a folder to the root dir ($ git add TestFolder) i have no problem but when i try to put it in a different subdirectory like ($ git add examples/TestFolder) then with the command ($ git status) i tsake no result (nothing to commit (working directory clean)).

Thanks for your reply

Aris Bezas Sat, 03 April 2010, 11:26

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Ramkumar Ramachandra· Apr 3, 2010, 09:13 UTC · re: Aris Bezas · lore

Re: Problem with add folder to a subdirectory

On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Aris Bezas <igoumeninja@gmail.com> wrote:

> i tsake no result
> (nothing to commit (working directory clean)).

I suspect that you're trying to add an empty directory. Git tracks content, not individual files and directories- so try adding some content (read: a file), and then git-add'ing that.

-- Ram

Bo Yang· Apr 4, 2010, 03:26 UTC · re: Aris Bezas · lore

Re: Problem with add folder to a subdirectory

Hi Aris, On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Aris Bezas <igoumeninja@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi,
> I am new to git and i have a problem. I clone repo from a collaborator and i
> want to add some folder to a subdirectory.
> When i add a folder to the root dir ($ git add TestFolder) i have no problem
> but when i try to put it in a different subdirectory like ($ git add
> examples/TestFolder) then with the command ($ git status) i tsake no result
> (nothing to commit (working directory clean)).

Are you sure in the root directory, you can add an empty directory to the index? I don't think so. See: https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitFaq#Can_I_add_empty_directories.3F

Regards! Bo

Ramkumar Ramachandra· Apr 3, 2010, 18:25 UTC · lore

Re: Problem with add folder to a subdirectory

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On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Aris Bezas <aribezas@gmail.com> wrote:

> I put a content in the folder (test.txt file) but i there is no result.
> The strange thing is that when i add this in the root directory (where the
> git is) it recognize it but in a subdirection no.

Unless I've misunderstood something, I'm not able to replicate your issue. Kindly go through some introductory material on Git.

$ git init Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/foo/.git/ $ mkdir -p 1/2 $ touch 1/2/test.txt $ git add 1/2 $ git status # On branch master # # Initial commit # # Changes to be committed: # (use "git rm --cached <file>..." to unstage) # # new file: 1/2/test.txt #

-- Ram