Can git commit “empty versions” of new, non-empty files?

Question

Can git commit empty versions of some files? The case in point is that I need new (untracked), non-empty files to first be added and committed as empty files, so as to

Answer 1

Automatically add all empty files and folders

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Force add all files

$ git add -Af

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You can automatically add a .gitignore file in every empty folder.

$ find $PATH_TO_REPOSITORY -type d ! -path "*.git*" -empty -exec cp .gitignore '{}'/ \;

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You can automatically add a .gitkeep file in every empty folder.

$ find $PATH_TO_REPOSITORY -type d ! -path "*.git*" -empty -exec touch '{}'/.gitkeep \;