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Re: gitignore bug: including files in an excluded directoy does not work.

From
FKFlorian Köberle <florian@fkoeberle.de>
Date
May 29, 2009, 21:25 UTC
Message-ID
<4A2052D5.80604@fkoeberle.de>
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<4A1DA8A7.9030606@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Michael J Gruber wrote:
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> Florian Köberle venit, vidit, dixit 23.05.2009 11:18:
>   
>> steps to reproduce:
>>
>> git init
>> echo /src/config > .gitignore
>> echo \!/src/config/readme.txt >> .gitignore
>> mkdir -p src/config
>> touch src/config/readme.txt
>> git add src
>>
>> expected results:
>> git should add the readme.txt file
>>
>> actual result:
>> git doesn't add the readme.txt file
>>
>>
>> additional comments:
>>
>> pre to the commit d6b8fc303b it was possible to archive the wished effect
>> with this .gitignore file:
>> ------------------
>> /src/config/
>> !/src/config/readme.txt
>> ------------------
>> The pre d6b8fc303b git fails to detect that it can exclude src/config.
>> Thus it checks the directory content and finds out that the readme.txt
>> matches both - the exclude and the include pattern.
>>     
>
> The change in behaviour was intentional. You get the desired effect using:
>
> /src/config/*
> !/src/config/readme.txt
>
> Cheers,
> Michael
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>   
Hello Michael,
thanks for the explanation.

Best regards, Florian

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  1. Florian KöberleMay 23, 2009
  2. Michael J GruberMay 27, 2009
  3. Florian KöberleMay 29, 2009

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