Folder not empty

statac new, or statac import for the new site, was given a folder that already holds something. It names the first few files and folders in it, hidden ones and links among them, and how many more there are.

What you’ll see

error  Folder not empty: `site-1` holds `a.txt`
  Give `statac new` an empty folder, or the name of a new one.
  More: https://statac.dev/e/folder-not-empty/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac stops

A new site is written into an empty folder, or a new one, so that nothing already there is written over or mixed in with the site’s own files. Statac never decides for you which of the files it finds are yours to keep.

How to fix it

Name a folder that doesn’t exist yet, and Statac makes it. Or move what the folder holds somewhere else, and run statac new again.

Example

statac new notes

where notes holds a.txt. To make the site in a new folder instead:

statac new site-1

Its name

Name	folder-not-empty
In the terminal	statac explain folder-not-empty
To stop showing it	It stops the build, so it can't be quietened.