Hey there! I am using IntelliJ IDEA 2023.2.3 and I am simply trying to add project files to an existing Gitlab repository with a single .md file in it. It's very easy to create a new Kotlin project with everything you need but I am struggling to figure out how one goes about adding project files to an empty project. Do I have to do it all manually?

What kind of file do you want to add?

I want to add a Kotlin project using gradle as you would normally do when using the new project wizard

Use the new project wizard and select that directory

IntelliJ doesn't allow you to do that. It only lets you add a nested project into the current directory. The only way I can do this is by copy and pasting the files from another project into the other project.

From my experience, the wizard never generates up-to-date contents, so I never use it. Moreover, there are likely files that are only relevant at the top-level (e.g. gitattributes, gitignore, settings.gradle.kts, the gradle wrapper dir, etc.), and thus wouldn't be relevant for a sub-project of an existing project. (EDIT: sorry I missed the fact that your project is currently empty and you would like to generate top-level stuff). What's the list of files you're actually interested in generating?

I just wanted to generate the top level files without having to do it manually