How do I create a folder in a GitHub repository

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I want to create a folder in a GitHub repository and want to add files in that folder  How do I achieve this

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Create a new file  and then on the filename use slash   For example  Java Helloworld txt

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First you have to clone the repository to you local machine  git clone github url local directory   Then you can create local folders and files inside your local directory  and add them to the repository using   git add file path   You can also add everything using   git add     Note that Git does not track empty folders  A workaround is to create a file inside the empty folder you want to track  I usually name that file empty  but it can be whatever name you choose   Finally  you commit and push back to GitHub   git commit git push   For more information on Git  check out the Pro Git book

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I don t know whenever I use  quot   quot  in repository name it is replaced by  quot - quot  maybe github changed method of creating folders  So I m going to tell you what I did to create a empty folder and to add files   Click on New enter your folder name and nothing else Click on  quot Add a README file quot  Click  quot Create Repository quot  Now clone the folder you created  Add files or folders in the local repo Commit changes  And there you go

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TL DR Use   in the file name field to create folder s   e g  typing folder1 file1 in the file name field will create a folder folder1 and a file file1  Original answer You cannot create an empty folder and then add files to that folder  but rather creation of a folder must happen together with adding of at least a single file  This is because got doesn t track empty folders  On GitHub you can do it this way   Go to the folder inside which you want to create another folder Click on New file On the text field for the file name  first write the folder name you want to create Then type    This creates a folder You can add more folders similarly Finally  give the new file a name  for example   gitkeep which is conventionally used to make Git track otherwise empty folders  it is not a Git feature though  Finally  click Commit new file

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Click on new file in github repo online  Then write file name as myfolder myfilename then give file contents and commit  Then file will be created within that new folder

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For the ones using the web browser  you can do the following    Once in the master repository  click on Create new file  In the name of file box at the top  enter the name of your folder Use the   key after the name of the folder  Using this forward slash creates the folder You can see a new box appear next to the folder name wherein you can type the name of your file  In the Commit new file box at the bottom of the page  you can type the description for your file  Select the radio button Commit directly to the master branch  Click on the Commit new file button You will see the new directory will be created

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Here is an easy and quick  presently available browser approach to creating folders inside a repository 1 Click the repository   create a new repository  2 Click create Add file and then create a new file  3 Give the folder name you want to create with a       mark and then add a file in it 4 Commit the changes Click here for the visual representation of the above steps in order

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Simple Steps  Step 1  Click on Create new File   Step 2  Enter the folder name that you want  then press     Step 3  Enter a sample file name  You must enter some text    Step 4  Click Commit new file to create the folder   Step 5  Your folder is created

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Actually GitHub does not create an empty folder   For example  to create a folder in C  Users Username Documents GitHub Repository    Create a folder named docs Create a file name index html under docs Open the GitHub for desktop application  It will automatically sync  and it will be there

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You just create the required folders in your local repository  For example  you created the app and config directories   You may create new files under these folders   For Git rules    First we need to add files to the directory  Then commit those added files    Git command to do commit    git add app  config  git commit   Then give the commit message and save the commit   Then push to your remote repository   git push origin remote

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To add a new directory all you have to do is create a new folder in your local repository  Create a new folder  and add a file in it    Now go to your terminal and add it like you add the normal files in Git  Push them into the repository  and check the status to make sure you have created a directory

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Git doesn t store empty folders  Just make sure there s a file in the folder like doc foo txt and run git add doc or git add doc foo txt  and the folder will be added to your local repository once you ve committed  and appear on GitHub once you ve pushed it

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