How to track directories but not their files with Git?

Question

I\'ve recently started using Git and am having trouble with just one thing. How can I track directories without tracking their contents?

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Answer 1

Best answerd I've found is to include a .gitignore file in your upload folder with this content

# Ignore everything in this directory
*
# Except this file
!.gitignore

Here you have How can I add an empty directory to a Git repository?