How do I prevent a subdirectory from being matched in .gitignore?

Question

I have a project directory that includes the following:

log/
src/log/
tests/log/
.gitignore

In my .gitignore file, I added the following line, thinking it would just ignore the top-level log/:

log/

However, it also seems to ignore src/log and tests/log. How can I prevent it from doing that?

@MattMcNabb The first code block is my directory structure. The second code block is what's actually in my .gitignore file. — Evan, Jul 19 '15 at 01:53
@Evan yeah, I realized that just after commenting. I guess the other answerer also made the same error! — M.M, Jul 19 '15 at 01:54
@closers this is asking about ensuring that a .gitignore line matches only the top-level directory and leaves subdirectories alone. It's not about ignoring everything, then whitelisting subdirectories. — Evan, Jul 19 '15 at 01:55

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 19 '15 at 01:50

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Use /log/ instead; this means it will only ignore directory log which occurs at the top level of your project.

answered Jul 19 '15 at 01:50

M.M

Blah, I knew it was something stupid I was blanking on. Thanks! (Will accept when it lets me) – Evan Jul 19 '15 at 01:51

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