Issue
My .gitignore file looks like:
html/
cache/
resources/
# Temp files often created by editors
*.~
I know wish to start tracking a specific directory in html, so I add `!html/support/
html/
cache/
resources/
# Temp files often created by editors
*.~
# Track support
!html/support/
After doing so, however, Git still doesn't seem to track html/support/ and all its children.
How do I add a previously ignored directory to Git repository?
Solution
Not ignoring doesn't mean tracking.
Just use
git add html/support/
at the root of your git repository.
If the file is still ignored, though, you can use git add -f to force adding it (this will not modify the .gitignore file, just allow one little exception) :
git add -f html/support/
Answered By - blue112