[git-users] Re: Do I need a git repository for every directory or just one for the root directory?

Hi Peter, On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 9:35:43 PM UTC+2, pro...@ucsd.edu wrote: > > How does git handle multiple directories and sub-directoreis? > 'm developing a system with code files in several different directories & > sub-directories, but when I search the git manual I find nothing about

[git-users] Do I need a git repository for every directory or just one for the root directory?

How does git handle multiple directories and sub-directoreis? 'm developing a system with code files in several different directories & sub-directories, but when I search the git manual I find nothing about directories. Thanks for any help with what may be totally dumb question. Peter R --

Re: [git-users] Do I need a git repository for every directory or just one for the root directory?

Hi Peter, The Git term for directories(folders) and sub-directories(sub-folders) is "Trees". The directories/folders terms are for Unix/Windows in some order or other (no doubt for some copyright/licence reason originally). The slight difference is that a Git 'tree' will only (formally)