empty directories

["Yakov Lerner" <iler.ml@gmail.com>]

When I git-add empty directory (mkdir d1;git-add d1),
git refuses to add it [1].

I was told on #git chan that git cannot store empty dirs.
But when I do
         git-add -f emptyDir # where emptyDir is empty dir
, emptyDir is added and then cloned. What does it mean ?

Does it mean that if i git-add emptyDir with -f, it may break
something in the repo ? That I shall not try it ? Or it is ok ?

Thanks
Yakov
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[1] $ mkdir emptyDir
$ git-add emptyDir
The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
emptyDir (directory)
Use -f if you really want to add them.
$
Note that the printed warning is misleading.
The name (emptyDir) is not in any .gitignore files.
It would be better to print the real reason for ignoring, no ?