Global gitignore - how to exclude a single specific folder
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I would like to exclude all .idea files in a specific folder through a global .gitignore (located in ~/.gitignore_global).
I tried to put a following lines there:
# assuming .gitignore_global understands absolute paths
/Users/<my home folder>/Desktop/Dev/**/.idea
# assuming .gitignore_global takes a location of global gitignore (~) as a root
Desktop/Dev/**/.idea
Neither seem to work (however, adding just .idea works, so this global gitignore is used by git - however, I don't want to ignore .idea for my personal projects in other folders).
How are global excludes supposed to work?
Which folder is considered by git as a 'root'? (in case of normal .gitignore, all paths are relative to a repository root, but global gitignore seems to work differently).
Thanks!
I'm on a Mac, git version 2.17.2 (Apple Git-113)
EDIT: As per @torek:
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
So, there is no way to accomplish this, as there is no way to check the path of a whole project.
git gitignore
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Tomáš Kafka
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I would like to exclude all .idea files in a specific folder through a global .gitignore (located in ~/.gitignore_global).
I tried to put a following lines there:
# assuming .gitignore_global understands absolute paths
/Users/<my home folder>/Desktop/Dev/**/.idea
# assuming .gitignore_global takes a location of global gitignore (~) as a root
Desktop/Dev/**/.idea
Neither seem to work (however, adding just .idea works, so this global gitignore is used by git - however, I don't want to ignore .idea for my personal projects in other folders).
How are global excludes supposed to work?
Which folder is considered by git as a 'root'? (in case of normal .gitignore, all paths are relative to a repository root, but global gitignore seems to work differently).
Thanks!
I'm on a Mac, git version 2.17.2 (Apple Git-113)
EDIT: As per @torek:
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
So, there is no way to accomplish this, as there is no way to check the path of a whole project.
git gitignore
asked Nov 12 at 10:02
Tomáš Kafka
2,45752942
As an alternative, you could put!.idea/rule in your personal project's.gitignore. That will cancel the ignore rule defined globally, and you will be able to commit your .idea directory
– Antwane
Nov 12 at 10:09
1
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
– torek
Nov 12 at 10:09
I.e., just/.idea/should work.
– phd
Nov 12 at 11:15
@torek Aha! This explains every behavior I didn't understand. And so, sadly, it isn't possible to accomplish what I want then.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:54
@Antwane Thanks, it's a hack, but it seems like the only possible solution.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:55
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I would like to exclude all .idea files in a specific folder through a global .gitignore (located in ~/.gitignore_global).
I tried to put a following lines there:
# assuming .gitignore_global understands absolute paths
/Users/<my home folder>/Desktop/Dev/**/.idea
# assuming .gitignore_global takes a location of global gitignore (~) as a root
Desktop/Dev/**/.idea
Neither seem to work (however, adding just .idea works, so this global gitignore is used by git - however, I don't want to ignore .idea for my personal projects in other folders).
How are global excludes supposed to work?
Which folder is considered by git as a 'root'? (in case of normal .gitignore, all paths are relative to a repository root, but global gitignore seems to work differently).
Thanks!
I'm on a Mac, git version 2.17.2 (Apple Git-113)
EDIT: As per @torek:
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
So, there is no way to accomplish this, as there is no way to check the path of a whole project.
git gitignore
asked Nov 12 at 10:02
Tomáš Kafka
2,45752942
I would like to exclude all .idea files in a specific folder through a global .gitignore (located in ~/.gitignore_global).
I tried to put a following lines there:
# assuming .gitignore_global understands absolute paths
/Users/<my home folder>/Desktop/Dev/**/.idea
# assuming .gitignore_global takes a location of global gitignore (~) as a root
Desktop/Dev/**/.idea
Neither seem to work (however, adding just .idea works, so this global gitignore is used by git - however, I don't want to ignore .idea for my personal projects in other folders).
How are global excludes supposed to work?
Which folder is considered by git as a 'root'? (in case of normal .gitignore, all paths are relative to a repository root, but global gitignore seems to work differently).
Thanks!
I'm on a Mac, git version 2.17.2 (Apple Git-113)
EDIT: As per @torek:
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
So, there is no way to accomplish this, as there is no way to check the path of a whole project.
git gitignore
git gitignore
asked Nov 12 at 10:02
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asked Nov 12 at 10:02
Tomáš Kafka
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asked Nov 12 at 10:02
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asked Nov 12 at 10:02
Tomáš Kafka
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asked Nov 12 at 10:02
Tomáš Kafka
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2,45752942
As an alternative, you could put!.idea/rule in your personal project's.gitignore. That will cancel the ignore rule defined globally, and you will be able to commit your .idea directory
– Antwane
Nov 12 at 10:09
1
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
– torek
Nov 12 at 10:09
I.e., just/.idea/should work.
– phd
Nov 12 at 11:15
@torek Aha! This explains every behavior I didn't understand. And so, sadly, it isn't possible to accomplish what I want then.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:54
@Antwane Thanks, it's a hack, but it seems like the only possible solution.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:55
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As an alternative, you could put!.idea/rule in your personal project's.gitignore. That will cancel the ignore rule defined globally, and you will be able to commit your .idea directory
– Antwane
Nov 12 at 10:09
1
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
– torek
Nov 12 at 10:09
I.e., just/.idea/should work.
– phd
Nov 12 at 11:15
@torek Aha! This explains every behavior I didn't understand. And so, sadly, it isn't possible to accomplish what I want then.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:54
@Antwane Thanks, it's a hack, but it seems like the only possible solution.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:55
As an alternative, you could put
!.idea/ rule in your personal project's .gitignore. That will cancel the ignore rule defined globally, and you will be able to commit your .idea directory– Antwane
Nov 12 at 10:09
As an alternative, you could put
!.idea/ rule in your personal project's .gitignore. That will cancel the ignore rule defined globally, and you will be able to commit your .idea directory– Antwane
Nov 12 at 10:09
1
1
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
– torek
Nov 12 at 10:09
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
– torek
Nov 12 at 10:09
I.e., just
/.idea/ should work.– phd
Nov 12 at 11:15
I.e., just
/.idea/ should work.– phd
Nov 12 at 11:15
@torek Aha! This explains every behavior I didn't understand. And so, sadly, it isn't possible to accomplish what I want then.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:54
@torek Aha! This explains every behavior I didn't understand. And so, sadly, it isn't possible to accomplish what I want then.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:54
@Antwane Thanks, it's a hack, but it seems like the only possible solution.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:55
@Antwane Thanks, it's a hack, but it seems like the only possible solution.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:55
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As per @torek in comments:
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
So, there is no way to accomplish this, as there is no way to check the path of a whole project.
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The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
So, there is no way to accomplish this, as there is no way to check the path of a whole project.
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As per @torek in comments:
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
So, there is no way to accomplish this, as there is no way to check the path of a whole project.
answered Nov 13 at 11:57
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As per @torek in comments:
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
So, there is no way to accomplish this, as there is no way to check the path of a whole project.
answered Nov 13 at 11:57
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As per @torek in comments:
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
So, there is no way to accomplish this, as there is no way to check the path of a whole project.
answered Nov 13 at 11:57
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As an alternative, you could put
!.idea/rule in your personal project's.gitignore. That will cancel the ignore rule defined globally, and you will be able to commit your .idea directory– Antwane
Nov 12 at 10:09
1
The global gitignore is treated as if it were in the root Git directory (the work-tree top level).
– torek
Nov 12 at 10:09
I.e., just
/.idea/should work.– phd
Nov 12 at 11:15
@torek Aha! This explains every behavior I didn't understand. And so, sadly, it isn't possible to accomplish what I want then.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:54
@Antwane Thanks, it's a hack, but it seems like the only possible solution.
– Tomáš Kafka
Nov 13 at 11:55