gitignore all folders under any folder

Question

I have this structure:

versions
├── library-3.1
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   ├── options
│   └── armhf
│       ├── Dockerfile
│       └── rootfs.tar.xz
├── library-3.6
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   ├── options
│   └── x86_64
│       ├── Dockerfile
│       └── rootfs.tar.xz
...

I want git to ignore any folder under versions/**/ (like versions/**/armhf and versions/**/x86_64), but keep tracking the files options and Dockerfile

Any ideas? Thanks!

mr_carrera · Answer 1 · 2017-09-19T01:29:21.007

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# Ignore everything under 'versions/'...
versions/*

# ...except 'options' and 'Dockerfile'
!versions/**/options
!versions/**/Dockerfile

Add any additional files you need to the excluded list.

Alternatively, add a .gitignore file to each subdirectory that you want to ignore files in. This may provide better flexibility as the project grows.

edited Sep 19 '17 at 01:29

answered Sep 19 '17 at 01:24

mr_carrera

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '17 at 01:33

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Try this:

!versions/**/Dockerfile
!version/**/options

answered Sep 19 '17 at 01:33

Abe

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 19 '17 at 04:51

Remember:

It is not possible to re-include a file if a parent directory of that file is excluded.

Ignore files:

 versions/**

But not folders:

 !versions/**/

Then you can exclude some files (because their parent folder are not ignored)

 !versions/**/Dockerfile
 !versions/**/option

Remember:

gitignore all folders under any folder

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