Git：无法添加目录

Question

I want to add a new directory to a project, but I am not able to do that.

If I do git status the new directory does not show.

If do git add -A nothing happens, when I do git status the directly does not show.

There is not gitignore (that I can find at least...)

There is an exclude file that contains:

Foo.Mobile\platforms\android\assets
Foo.Mobile/platforms/android/.idea/workspace.xml

But I don't think that is the problem. The directory I have created is inside:

C:\\Users\\Bar\\git\\FooAndroid\\Foo.Mobile\\platforms

And there is a sparse-checkout file that contains

Foo.Mobile/platforms/android/*

And again I don't think that is the problem.

The project is IntelliJ based.

Thanks

Answer 1

Git does not provide for working with empty directories or files. Try creating a dummy file in the directory.

The reason for this is that Git works only on changes in files and if there is no text it can not compare anything.

A diff file also contains the location (directory) to the file and thus automatically adds the directory.

Here is a solution if you really want to keep an empty directory in Git.

Answer 2

First, you must ensure that there is a file in the directory you're adding, since git only operates on files. Since you've already done this, the next thing to do is to trouble-shoot.

Using git add . will only add from the current directory downward; if used, it must be from the root of the repository. Sometimes, git add --all will be easier and more appropriate.

You need to look for a .gitignore file. Notice there is a "dot" at the beginning of the file; on most operating systems (and certainly Windows), these files are classified as "system" files and are hidden by default; you can, however, make them visible in an operating-system-dependent manner. The .gitignore should be at the root level of the repository you cloned, but sometimes there may be more than one in different directories. Using a command-line or GUI tool may help find any .gitignore files that may exist.

If you're looking at a .gitignore file, be sure that you understand any regular expressions which may be inadvertently matching the file you're trying to add. You could, as a simple test, try renaming the .gitignore and trying the add again, but be ready to unstage the files that will be added as a result. You could also try git check-ignore -v <dirname> , or read the help for check-ignore for more advanced options. Some useful help on this is offered by git help gitignore .

If all else fails, try adding an arbitrary test file, to ensure that something else is not wrong with the repository.