How to git add Grunt-generated files to my Github repository?

Question

I see that a lot of projects, eg, video.js , are now using Grunt.js to build source files.

My problem is that when I git clone a project into my repo, run grunt , and then git add/commit/push some changes to my repo, the Grunt-generated files don't get pushed.

There has to be a simple solution,right?

Answer 1

Build/compiled files generally don't belong in a repo. You would usually build your application as part of a post-deploy build script, or something similar.

You can control which files are added to a repo with the .gitignore file: https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files

If you really want to commit build files to your repo, check the .gitignore file in the root of your application and remove the relevant lines.