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about directory management

Subject: about directory management

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3 messages between Jul 19, 2011 and Jul 19, 2011.

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J. Bakshi· Jul 19, 2011, 06:07 UTC · lore

Hello,

I need to add directory structure in my git repo where some of the directory are empty but still need to add those to maintain the structure. I also need to add directory as non-recursive, so that I can add the final child directory so get the structure. How can git help to do these ?

Thanks

Chris Packham· Jul 19, 2011, 07:45 UTC · re: J. Bakshi · lore

Re: about directory management

On 19/07/11 18:07, J. Bakshi wrote:

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> Hello,
> 
> I need to add directory structure in my git repo where some of the directory are empty but still need to add those to maintain the structure. I also need to add directory as non-recursive, so that I can add the final child directory so get the structure. How can git help to do these ?
> 
> Thanks
> --

One of the things that makes git different from other SCMs is that it tracks sets of changes (i.e. commits) not individual files/directories. My initial response is to tell you to create the directories when you've got something to put into them and not before. If they are needed for compilation of your code then make it part of the build process. If you do have a reason for needing empty directories the standard response is to put a .dummy file in the directory (you only need it in the deepest directory, not every directory on the path).

J. Bakshi· Jul 19, 2011, 07:53 UTC · re: Chris Packham · lore

Re: about directory management

On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:45:07 +1200 Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 19/07/11 18:07, J. Bakshi wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I need to add directory structure in my git repo where some of the directory are empty but still need to add those to maintain the structure. I also need to add directory as non-recursive, so that I can add the final child directory so get the structure. How can git help to do these ?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > --
> 
> One of the things that makes git different from other SCMs is that it
> tracks sets of changes (i.e. commits) not individual files/directories.
> My initial response is to tell you to create the directories when you've
> got something to put into them and not before. If they are needed for
> compilation of your code then make it part of the build process. If you
> do have a reason for needing empty directories the standard response is
> to put a .dummy file in the directory (you only need it in the deepest
> directory, not every directory on the path).
> 
>

Thanks for your valuable clarification and notes.