On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:07:16 +0530 Rustom Mody <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote:
[...] > Finally I added a dummy-file to downloads; add-commited it and then > ignored downloads. > > Seems convoluted and unsure (to me). > Is there a better way? No, there isn't. Git does not track directories directly -- only as a byproduct of adding files contained in them. So either do what you did or, possibly better, add a script to your repository which, when called, will create this directory locally. The reasoning behind this: Git is not a deployment/configuration system but rather a content management solution with "content" being defined as whatever is contained in the files being managed. From this PoV, having an ability to put a sole directory under version control has no sense as it does not represent content but rather a workplace configuration orthogonal to the repository's content. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.