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I have a few AppleScript files that I would like to share with the community on GitHub.

The files are located in two distinct directories:

• ~/Library/Scripts
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items

With this structure preserved, I could edit the files in situ, without having to constantly move files to/from a unified, script directory. a Questions:

1. Can a single repository contain multiple, unrelated directories?
2. If a contributor forks my repository ($ git clone https://github.com/username/applescript.git), will the directory structure be preserved?

** edit **

3. Logistically speaking, how and where would I create the local Git repository? Seems like adding it to ~/Library/Scripts would be the easiest.
4. Do the individual applications even recognize scripts that have been located in the ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/* folder? Or is this merely for organizational purposes.

Unfortunately, Outlook for Mac 2011 does seem to recognize the scripts located in the ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Outlook folder, aliased (haven't tested a symlink) to the ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items folder.

I have a few AppleScript files that I would like to share with the community on GitHub.

The files are located in two distinct directories:

• ~/Library/Scripts
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items

With this structure preserved, I could edit the files in situ, without having to constantly move files to/from a unified, script directory. a Questions:

1. Can a single repository contain multiple, unrelated directories?
2. If a contributor forks my repository ($ git clone https://github.com/username/applescript.git), will the directory structure be preserved?

** edit 1 **

3. Logistically speaking, how and where would I create the local Git repository? Seems like adding it to ~/Library/Scripts would be the easiest.
4. Do the individual applications even recognize scripts that have been located in the ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/* folder? Or is this merely for organizational purposes.

Unfortunately, Outlook for Mac 2011 does seem to recognize the scripts located in the ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Outlook folder, aliased (haven't tested a symlink) to the ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items folder.

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The scripts referenced by a symbolic link are not recognized by Outlook's AppleScript menu.

$ cd ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items
$ ln -s ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Outlook Outlook

I have a few AppleScript files that I would like to share with the community on GitHub.

The files are located in two distinct directories:

• ~/Library/Scripts
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items

With this structure preserved, I could edit the files in situ, without having to constantly move files to/from a unified, script directory. a Questions:

1. Can a single repository contain multiple, unrelated directories?
2. If a contributor forks my repository ($ git clone https://github.com/username/applescript.git), will the directory structure be preserved?

I have a few AppleScript files that I would like to share with the community on GitHub.

The files are located in two distinct directories:

• ~/Library/Scripts
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items

With this structure preserved, I could edit the files in situ, without having to constantly move files to/from a unified, script directory. a Questions:

1. Can a single repository contain multiple, unrelated directories?
2. If a contributor forks my repository ($ git clone https://github.com/username/applescript.git), will the directory structure be preserved?

** edit **

3. Logistically speaking, how and where would I create the local Git repository? Seems like adding it to ~/Library/Scripts would be the easiest.
4. Do the individual applications even recognize scripts that have been located in the ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/* folder? Or is this merely for organizational purposes.

Unfortunately, Outlook for Mac 2011 does seem to recognize the scripts located in the ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Outlook folder, aliased (haven't tested a symlink) to the ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items folder.

I have a few AppleScript files that I would like to share with the community on GitHub.

The files are located in two distinct directories:

• ~/Library/Scripts
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items

Questions:

1. Can a single repository contain multiple, unrelated directories?
2. If a contributor forks my repository ($ git clone https://github.com/username/applescript.git), will the directory structure be preserved?

I have a few AppleScript files that I would like to share with the community on GitHub.

The files are located in two distinct directories:

• ~/Library/Scripts
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Outlook Script Menu Items

With this structure preserved, I could edit the files in situ, without having to constantly move files to/from a unified, script directory. a Questions:

1. Can a single repository contain multiple, unrelated directories?
2. If a contributor forks my repository ($ git clone https://github.com/username/applescript.git), will the directory structure be preserved?