# git exclude patterns for directory

2 messages from 2007-06-19 to 2007-06-19. Participants: jimmy bahuleyan, Alex Riesen.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/8655

## jimmy bahuleyan, 2007-06-19 20:08

Subject: git exclude patterns for directory
Message-ID: <20070619200821.GA16423@camelot>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070619200821.GA16423%40camelot

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I just started using git (yes, newbie ;) and hit a problem that i cant
seem to solve.

Is there a way where I could specify a pattern in .git/info/exclude that
would make git ignore directories.

Suppose I had in each of my project's sub-directories a directory called
'IGNORE/', how do I make git ignore this directory (and all it's
contents)?

I tried putting in

IGNORE/*

but this only takes care of the directory in the root dir. Then I tried

*/IGNORE/*

which doesn't work for dirs at >1 depth. I did read gitignore man page
(and it looks impossible .. ):

So, is there any way I can do this without adding a gitignore file in
each of my sub-directories?

-jb
-- 
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

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## Alex Riesen, 2007-06-19 20:34

Subject: Re: git exclude patterns for directory
Message-ID: <20070619203449.GB4180@steel.home>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070619203449.GB4180%40steel.home
In-Reply-To: <20070619200821.GA16423@camelot>

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jimmy bahuleyan, Tue, Jun 19, 2007 22:08:21 +0200:
> Is there a way where I could specify a pattern in .git/info/exclude that
> would make git ignore directories.

put it in .gitignore in the top-level directory (just the "IGNORE").
.gitignore works recursively.

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