Problem with add folder to a subdirectory

Problem with add folder to a subdirectory

[Aris Bezas]

Hi,
I am new to git and i have a problem. I clone repo from a collaborator and i
want to add some folder to a subdirectory.
When i add a folder to the root dir ($ git add TestFolder) i have no problem
but when i try to put it in a different subdirectory like ($ git add
examples/TestFolder) then with the command ($ git status) i tsake no result
(nothing to commit (working directory clean)).

Thanks for your reply

Aris Bezas Sat, 03 April 2010, 11:26
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Re: Problem with add folder to a subdirectory

[Ramkumar Ramachandra]

On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Aris Bezas <igoumeninja@gmail.com> wrote:
> i tsake no result
> (nothing to commit (working directory clean)).

I suspect that you're trying to add an empty directory. Git tracks
content, not individual files and directories- so try adding some
content (read: a file), and then git-add'ing that.

-- Ram

Re: Problem with add folder to a subdirectory

[Ramkumar Ramachandra]

[Kindly do not cull the list from CC unless absolutely necessary]

On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Aris Bezas <aribezas@gmail.com> wrote:
> I put a content in the folder (test.txt file) but i there is no result.
> The strange thing is that when i add this in the root directory (where the
> git is) it recognize it but in a subdirection no.

Unless I've misunderstood something, I'm not able to replicate your
issue. Kindly go through some introductory material on Git.

$ git init
Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/foo/.git/
$ mkdir -p 1/2
$ touch 1/2/test.txt
$ git add 1/2
$ git status
# On branch master
#
# Initial commit
#
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git rm --cached <file>..." to unstage)
#
#       new file:   1/2/test.txt
#

-- Ram

Re: Problem with add folder to a subdirectory

[Bo Yang]

Hi Aris,
On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Aris Bezas <igoumeninja@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I am new to git and i have a problem. I clone repo from a collaborator and i
> want to add some folder to a subdirectory.
> When i add a folder to the root dir ($ git add TestFolder) i have no problem
> but when i try to put it in a different subdirectory like ($ git add
> examples/TestFolder) then with the command ($ git status) i tsake no result
> (nothing to commit (working directory clean)).

Are you sure in the root directory, you can add an empty directory to
the index? I don't think so. See:
https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitFaq#Can_I_add_empty_directories.3F

Regards!
Bo