Hi Hannes, thanks a lot - it was my fault and you're right. It works with "(*)/" very well! Horrido, Thomas > 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