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Why is git downloading folders as files?

For some reason, when I clone a repository on my openshift gear some directories show as the name of the directory, but they are files without extensions. How can I fix this?

Solution

  • some directories show as the name of the directory, but they are files without extensions

    In your case the "folders" are links.
    They can be symbolic links or submodules.

    Example:

    This is how submodules appear in github:

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    When checked out to git they are simple folders

    And this is how symlinks are displayed (arrow)

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    And on the file system (Unix) it will look lie this:

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