Git - ignore extension in a specific folder

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What is the right syntax of .gitignore to exclude all the *.cache files in all subdirectories of /StringsEditor directory?

I tried both /StringsEditor/*.cache and /StringsEditor/*/*.cache but none of them works.

did you try `/StringsEditor/**.cache` – Trent Earl Dec 24 '12 at 11:44 — Trent Earl, Dec 24 '12 at 11:44

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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This is probably the result of a misunderstanding. Paths in .gitignore do not need to be relative to the root of the repository. I.e. you could ignore just *.cache. If you actually do only want this to occur for StringsEditor subdirectories, then you can use StringsEditor/**/*.cache.

More information here.

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answered Dec 24 '12 at 11:53

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The true reason was that I should also remove corresponding files from git to make them untracked. – Paul Dec 24 '12 at 13:09

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 24 '12 at 11:59

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Just put *.cache in StringsEditor/.gitignore.

answered Dec 24 '12 at 11:59

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Let me mark your reply as the cleverest one. I have nearly forgotten that .gitignore could be in every folder. – Paul Dec 24 '12 at 13:15

Git - ignore extension in a specific folder

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