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This still confuses me. Do you mean to say "use the .gitignore functionality, and check in the .gitkeep file"?

• deleted 8mo ago
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• akerl_ 8mo ago
  No. Use a .gitignore instead of .gitkeep. Instead of checking in build/.gitkeep, check in build/.gitignore.
  • dwattttt 8mo ago
    I don't know that I like this approach. It certainly works, but it's not specifically what (people expect) a .gitignore file to be used for. That confusion isn't good: https://thecodelesscode.com/case/222 https://thecodelesscode.com/case/222 and https://thecodelesscode.com/case/223 https://thecodelesscode.com/case/223
    • akerl_ 8mo ago
      .gitignore is the officially recommended way to do this: https://archive.kernel.org/oldwiki/git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitFaq.html#Can_I_add_empty_directories.3F https://archive.kernel.org/oldwiki/git.wiki.kernel.org/index...
      • Supermancho 8mo ago
        Granted, naming is hard. Routinely using a file named .deleteme or .rememberwalkthedog because it's recommended instead of a more readable solution, is not a compelling reason to switch.