Add a directory to git but not the conent

Question

I have folder1 and folder 2 under git root folder

gitroot/  
  folder1  
    content...  
  folder2  
    content...

I want to add folder1 and folder2 to git but don't want to add their content.

I have tried

!folder1
folder1/**
!folder2
folder2/**

which doesn't seem to work. Please advise.

git doesn't see folders at all. It only tracks content. Why do you *think* you need to track folders? — Romain Valeri, Sep 01 '21 at 14:36
for providing a directory structure in repo. I think, then I need to provide a dummy file. anyways, thanks for the hint. — omer, Sep 01 '21 at 14:38
https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bgit%5D+add+empty+directory — phd, Sep 01 '21 at 14:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 01 '21 at 14:40

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Git does not track directories, so you have to rely on a common used trick:

answered Sep 01 '21 at 14:40

Antonio Petricca

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if you need to ignore all of the directory's content, you may as well version a single `echo "*" > dir/.gitignore` file in the directory, – LeGEC Sep 01 '21 at 14:46
The user asked to track the directory, but not the content, so the solution is the one I provided. – Antonio Petricca Sep 01 '21 at 14:47
@AntonioPetricca that works fine too. and your answer as well. Found the solution https://stackoverflow.com/questions/115983/how-can-i-add-a-blank-directory-to-a-git-repository – omer Sep 01 '21 at 14:52
https://stackoverflow.com/a/8418403/4669744 here is why I am not going with your solution for now. As other solution fits best to my case. Thnx anyways. – omer Sep 01 '21 at 14:54
The two solutions are identical. ;) – Antonio Petricca Sep 01 '21 at 15:00

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