How can I make git commit files in a symlinked folder

Question

I have two folders:

• /home/me/code/project/
• /srv/www/projectfiles/

In the /home/me/code/project folder, I have symlinked static to /srv/www/projectfiles/

i.e. /home/me/code/project/static/ -> /srv/www/projectfiles/

When I try to commit now, it doesn't see any of the files behind the symlink, and instead tries to commit the symlink itself as a file.

How do I commit a file (e.g. /srv/www/projectfiles/style.css)s that is behind the symlink?

Answer 1

A workaround would be to have /srv/www/projectfiles be a symlink to /home/me/code/project/static so git sees no symlinks

Answer 2

Move the files into the folder and remove the symlink. Git doesn't traverse symlinks.

It (and I) would assume that you are symlinking to a set of files that you either don't control or don't want to modify, as such they don't need to be versioned.