Ignoring an already checked-in directory's contents?

Question

I have a git repository that\'s used only to hold graphics and sound files used in several projects. They are all in one directory without sub-directories. Now I just create

Answer 1

Not sure if this counts or makes me a bad person, but here it goes.

1. I added *Generated* to the root .gitignore file
2. I submitted the files I want to keep as GeneratedFile.Whatever.ext.CheckedIn
3. I made a git hook on post checkout to call a powershell script doing this:

dir *.CheckedIn -Recurse | %{ copy $_.FullName "$($_.FullName)".Replace("CheckedIn","") -EA SilentlyContinue}

I do feel a little bad about myself... but it does in fact work.