{"thread":{"id":"54309","subject":"git bug?","startedAt":"2020-09-26T17:57:43Z","lastAt":"2020-09-26T17:57:43Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["PANEL Christian"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"406432","messageId":"1601143029.5937.10.camel@free.fr","threadId":"54309","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"git bug?","fromName":"PANEL Christian","fromEmail":"ch.panel@free.fr","sentAt":"2020-09-26T17:57:09Z","receivedAt":"2020-09-26T17:57:43Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"ch.panel@free.fr","avatar":null},"body":"hello,\n\nUsing .git/info/exclude file to ignore some of my directories, I notice a curious think I took for a bug :\n\nI wanted to exclude all except that is inside my /TED/ directory\nI wrote a file exclude first as this\n\n\n*\n!/TED/\n\n\nbut this doesn't work and is dangerous because no warning, and git status said (after I realize commit and push on server)\nworking copy is clear.\nfortunately looking at repository I realize the mistake and trying a \"git add\" tells me there is something wrong in the\nexclude file\nI changed it as this\n\n/*\n!/TED/\n\nand it works\nbut I don't know exactly why \nHave you a begin of answer ?\n\nthanks a lot in advance for any answer\n\n\n\n\n"}]}