Re: Feature Request: gitignore recursion
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 5:23 AM, AJ <alljeep@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm hoping to get the following feature implemented into git.
>
> Add the ability to recursively include using:
> !/my_dir/**/*
You can do that since v1.8.2. Actually the pattern should be
!/my_dir/**
Checkout gitignore man page for more information.
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> Currently, in order to include a directory with multiple sub-directories
> within a excluded directory, you must do the following:
> !/my_dir/
> !/my_dir/*
> !/my_dir/*/*
> !/my_dir/*/*/*
> !/my_dir/*/*/*/*
> !/my_dir/*/*/*/*/*
>
> Here is a use case:
> When developing a WordPress site you typically only place the wp-content/themes
> directory under version control. Once you start adding custom plugins, README
> files, and a task manager like Grunt JS, you then have to starting getting
> creative with your .gitignore if your .git directory is in the web root
> directory.
>
> Here is an example:
> https://gist.github.com/AJ-Acevedo/6859779
>
> Thanks for taking the time to consider this feature
> AJ
>
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