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Re: How to find out which gitignore blocks my git-add

From
Bbisani <bisani>
Date
Feb 6, 2009, 22:00 UTC
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<loom.20090206T215836-960@post.gmane.org>
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<498C0525.5040100@gonsolo.de>
Gonzo <gonzo <at> gonsolo.de> writes:
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> 
> After doing a "git add file" I get the message:
> 
> "The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
> ..."
> 
> Is there an easy way to find out which line in which gitignore file 
> blocks this add?
> Would this be a viable addition to "git add -v"?
> 
> g
> 
It would be nice if a -v option also lists which pattern caused
 it to exclude.
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Message 17 of 17 in “How to find out which gitignore blocks my git-add”
  1. GonzoFeb 6, 2009
  2. Jeff KingFeb 6, 2009
  3. Sitaram ChamartyFeb 7, 2009
  4. Jeff KingFeb 7, 2009
  5. 1/2 refactor exclude handlingJeff King, Feb 7, 2009
  6. 2/2 give exclude mechanism a debug optionJeff King, Feb 7, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2009
  9. Jeff KingFeb 7, 2009
  10. Jeff KingFeb 7, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2009
  12. Jeff KingFeb 8, 2009
  13. Junio C HamanoFeb 8, 2009
  14. Jeff KingFeb 8, 2009
  15. Sitaram ChamartyFeb 7, 2009
  16. Jeff KingFeb 7, 2009
  17. bisaniFeb 6, 2009

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