Should I add the Rails 4 bin/ directory to git?

Question

After I upgraded to Rails 4, the bin/ directory appeared. Do I need to commit this to git, or should I leave it for bundler to regenerate on the server?

Answer 1

According to this article you should add it.

This will generate a bin directory in the root of your application. Make sure that it is not in your .gitignore file, and check this directory and its contents into git.

Answer 2

Here is the message from Rails w.r.t bin/ directory:

In Rails 4, your app's bin/ directory contains executables that are versioned like any other source code, rather than stubs that are generated on demand. Here's how to upgrade:

bundle config --delete bin    # Turn off Bundler's stub generator
rake rails:update:bin         # Use the new Rails 4 executables
git add bin                   # Add bin/ to source control

You may need to remove bin/ from your .gitignore as well.