Am 5/30/2012 10:43, schrieb Thomas Wichern: > If you have a ".gitignore" - file that contains the pattern "/(*)/", a > directory that matches the pattern is ignored completely. > > If you put the same pattern into the ".git/info/exclude" - file, the > pattern does not work - these directories still show up. > > I expected that all directories anywhere the repository that match the > pattern to be ignored. The first slash in the pattern means: Match only in this directory, not in subdirectories. For patterns in .git/info/exclude, "this directory" is the top-level of the repository. > Am I doing something wrong? Is the pattern not correct? Perhaps you need "(*)/", i.e., without the first slash. -- Hannes -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html