# Changes to ignore patterns in version 1.7.12.1?

3 messages from 2012-09-19 to 2012-09-19. Participants: Björn Steffen, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/31604

## Björn Steffen, 2012-09-19 11:44

Subject: Changes to ignore patterns in version 1.7.12.1?
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Hi,

I have the following ignore pattern in my .gitignore

  */auto/

to ignore the auto directories generated by emacs in the root and also in
subdirectories.

I just installed version 1.7.12.1 and know the top auto/ directory is
not ignored anymore,
but lower ones are.

Did the ignore patterns change in this version?

Thanks and best regards,
Björn

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## Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy, 2012-09-19 12:08

Subject: Re: Changes to ignore patterns in version 1.7.12.1?
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On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 6:44 PM, Björn Steffen
<bjoern.steffen@inf.ethz.ch> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have the following ignore pattern in my .gitignore
>
>   */auto/
>
> to ignore the auto directories generated by emacs in the root and also in
> subdirectories.
>
> I just installed version 1.7.12.1 and know the top auto/ directory is
> not ignored anymore,
> but lower ones are.

What version works for you? I don't think that pattern should match
the top "auto" though. I tried with a few git versions back to 1.7.0
but I don't see any differences. Maybe you could demonstrate that with
a few commands?
-- 
Duy

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## Björn Steffen, 2012-09-19 12:52

Subject: Re: Changes to ignore patterns in version 1.7.12.1?
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Hi Duy,

> What version works for you? I don't think that pattern should match
> the top "auto" though. I tried with a few git versions back to 1.7.0
> but I don't see any differences. Maybe you could demonstrate that with
> a few commands?

I went back to version 1.7.12 and the top "auto" directory was still visible.
So it must have been something different or I was doing something wrong.
So nevermind. Sorry.

I guess I'll have to use both patterns to ignore all auto directories:

  auto/
  */auto/

Thanks anyway,
Björn

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