diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolume/constant/triSurface/.gitignore b/etc/templates/closedVolume/constant/triSurface/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolume/constant/triSurface/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Preserve directory
diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolume/constant/triSurface/.keep b/etc/templates/closedVolume/constant/triSurface/.keep
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diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/constant/triSurface/.gitignore b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/constant/triSurface/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..94f6e8de8cb6c6b958a4ca7f83144be51639da5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/constant/triSurface/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Preserve directory
diff --git a/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/constant/triSurface/.keep b/etc/templates/closedVolumeRotating/constant/triSurface/.keep
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diff --git a/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/constant/triSurface/.gitignore b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/constant/triSurface/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..94f6e8de8cb6c6b958a4ca7f83144be51639da5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/constant/triSurface/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Preserve directory
diff --git a/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/constant/triSurface/.keep b/etc/templates/compressibleInflowOutflow/constant/triSurface/.keep
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diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/constant/triSurface/.gitignore b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/constant/triSurface/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..94f6e8de8cb6c6b958a4ca7f83144be51639da5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/constant/triSurface/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Preserve directory
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/constant/triSurface/.keep b/etc/templates/inflowOutflow/constant/triSurface/.keep
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diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/constant/triSurface/.gitignore b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/constant/triSurface/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..94f6e8de8cb6c6b958a4ca7f83144be51639da5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/constant/triSurface/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Preserve directory
diff --git a/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/constant/triSurface/.keep b/etc/templates/inflowOutflowRotating/constant/triSurface/.keep
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