Git: How to create file to a certain path from terminal

Question

I want to add a file to git from terminal.
Like answer to the question below, I want to create /home/deploy/myrailsapp/shared/config/database.yml file manually
But git touch config/database.yml not work for me
Anyone could help? Thanks
Capistrano: linked file database.yml does not exist on my.server.ipadress

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 14 '16 at 09:46

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Try

touch config/database.yml

instead of

git touch config/database.yml

answered Oct 14 '16 at 09:46

Deepak

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I want to create directly to git – Bye Oct 14 '16 at 09:47
By git, you mean github ? – Deepak Oct 14 '16 at 10:25

Ashutosh Jindal · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-14T10:22:08.910

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You can do this by installing git-extras from https://github.com/tj/git-extras/blob/master/Installation.md

One of the commands this adds is git touch and as documented here and this does exactly what you wish:

DESCRIPTION

Call touch on the given file and add it to the current index. Used one-step creating new files.

Here it is in action:

edited Oct 14 '16 at 10:22

answered Oct 14 '16 at 10:06

Ashutosh Jindal

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Thanks, this is helpful – Bye Oct 14 '16 at 10:09

Git: How to create file to a certain path from terminal

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