How to add an empty directory to a Git repository

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Hi Guys,

I am new to Git. I want to add an empty directory to the Git repository. How can I do that?

Oct 5, 2020 in Git & GitHub by akhtar
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Hi@akhtar,

A popular solution is to simply add a file named ".keep" in the corresponding folder. You can now stage and commit this file and, as a consequence, also add the folder to version control.

Note that .keep is not a "magical" name but rather a popular convention. Also, the file doesn't serve any other purpose beyond making its containing folder visible to Git.

answered Oct 5, 2020 by MD
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