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Why does he/she have .gitignore files in subdirectories? That seems to make those subdirectories linger for no reason.

• tines 9y ago
  Usually because a build script depends on their existence or something.
  • saagarjha 9y ago
    Then have the scripts create them?
• coldtea 9y ago
  >Why does he/she have .gitignore files in subdirectories? That seems to make those subdirectories linger for no reason. He has it precisely to make them linger. And what "no reason"? It's so subsequent scripts can put results there.
  • ori_b 9y ago
    Better form to just have those scripts create the directories.
    • coldtea 9y ago
      Sure, but it's not like why having them persist is a mystery, or hurts understanding the structure of the repo, as the parent claimed.
      • tytytytytytytyt 9y ago
        That's not even what was claimed. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhetorical-question http://www.dictionary.com/browse/rhetorical-question