From d67bb89ceef50c3ae34e6e462e8c3a6521faf956 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wolfgang Teuber Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:36:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Gists do not support directories --- README.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 109f392..6cd3387 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ https://github.com/rails/rails/compare/byroot:master...master Add `.pibb` to the end of any Gist URL ([like this](https://gist.github.com/tiimgreen/10545817.pibb)) in order to get the *HTML only* version suitable for embedding in any other site. -Gists can be treated as a full repository so they can be cloned like any other: +Gists can be treated as a repository so they can be cloned like any other: ```bash $ git clone https://gist.github.com/tiimgreen/10545817 @@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ Username for 'https://gist.github.com': Password for 'https://tiimgreen@gist.github.com': ``` -[*Read more about creating gists.*](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-gists) +However, Gists do not support directories. All files need to be added to the repository root. +[*Read more about creating Gists.*](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-gists) ### Git.io [Git.io](http://git.io) is a simple URL shortener for GitHub.