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Re:Don't create .gitkeep files, use .gitignore instead by selridge on Friday February 20, 2026 @09:28PM (#47096865)
This is delightful. Accidental load-bearing SO post.
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Re:Don't create .gitkeep files, use .gitignore instead by jkubicek on Friday February 20, 2026 @09:32PM (#47096888)
It's especially funny since my answer is wrong anyway! The other top answer is much better. I did get a lot of early SO brownie points from that one answer though.
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Re:Don't create .gitkeep files, use .gitignore instead by juggerl6 on Friday February 20, 2026 @10:45PM (#47097287)
Thankfully AI has put an end to the scourge of confidently-wrong SO hallucinations.
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Re:Don't create .gitkeep files, use .gitignore instead by adastra22 on Friday February 20, 2026 @11:56PM (#47097642)
Well, Claude is here making .gitkeep files like nobody's business.
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