How to add an empty directory to a Git repository

Question

Hi Guys,

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

Answer 1

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.