How do I copy folders on GitHub?

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Whenever I try to add folders to git hub it gives "files are empty" am i missing something? Anyone know why? It seems to me that I'm adding the folders wrong.

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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Git/GitHub doesn't store empty directories.

Convention is to put empty .gitkeep file in it.

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edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered Apr 22 '16 at 17:47

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But the folders are not empty – Coleton O'Donnell Apr 22 '16 at 17:48
Could you link me the repo? – Tomas Votruba Apr 22 '16 at 20:11

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 22 '16 at 17:49

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find . -type d -empty -not -path '*/\.*' -exec touch {}/.gitkeep \; will ignore empty directories inside the .git folder

answered Apr 22 '16 at 17:49

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How do I copy folders on GitHub?

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