Re: Q: Ignore ./foo, but not script/foo
- From
- Timothy Rice <timothy.rice@unimelb.edu.au>
- Date
- Jul 19, 2018, 09:06 UTC
- Message-ID
- <20180719090656.GA18624@sleipnir>
- In-Reply-To
- <8736wfd579.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>
> How did you come up with this "./" syntax?
It is a Unix thing: "./" or just "." refers to the current directory.
When calling scripts or programs in the current directory from a Unix command line, it is required to refer to them as, say, "./foo" (not just "foo") -- unless "." is in your PATH.
Most people do put "." in their PATH for convenience but it is considered a little unsafe [1].
Personally, I am surprised that gitignore does not understand this notation. To me, OPs meaning was crystal clear: "./foo" should mean to only ignore the foo in the repository's root directory.
[1] https://superuser.com/questions/156582/why-is-not-in-the-path-by-default
~ Tim