Re: How do I .gitignore files starting with "#"?
> Something like this?
Err, rather like this.
-- >8 --
Subject: [PATCH] Document escaping of special characters in gitignore files
Requested-by: Bruce Korb <bruce.korb@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/gitignore.txt | 7 +++++++
templates/info--exclude | 1 +
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/gitignore.txt b/Documentation/gitignore.txt
index 7dc2e8b..20abc20 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitignore.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitignore.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Patterns have the following format:
for readability.
- A line starting with # serves as a comment.
+ Use `\#` for a literal # character starting filename.
- An optional prefix '!' which negates the pattern; any
matching file excluded by a previous pattern will become
@@ -98,6 +99,12 @@ Patterns have the following format:
For example, "/{asterisk}.c" matches "cat-file.c" but not
"mozilla-sha1/sha1.c".
+ - You can escape special characters using backslash.
+ For example, "{backslash}#*" matches files beginning in `#`
+ (otherwise it would be considered comment),
+ and "{backslash}!*{backslash}?" matches files starting with `!`
+ (negate pattern prefix) and ending with `?` (glob wildcard).
+
An example:
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diff --git a/templates/info--exclude b/templates/info--exclude
index a5196d1..2ebaf0d 100644
--- a/templates/info--exclude
+++ b/templates/info--exclude
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
# *.[oa]
# *~
+# \#*#
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1.7.2.1
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>