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I need to list all files in the current directory (.) (including all sub directories), and exclude some files as how .gitignore works ( http://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore ) With fnmatch ( https://docs.python.org/2/library/fnmatch.html ) I will be able to "filter" files using a pattern ignore_files = ['*.jpg', 'foo/', 'bar/hello*'] matches = [] for root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk('.'): for filename in fnmatch.filter(filenames, '*'): matches.append(os.path.join(root, filename)) how can I "filter" and get all files which doesn't match with one or more element of my "ignore_files"? Thanks! You

Is there a way to validate a .gitignore file so you quickly find doubles paths or paths that don't exist anymore? Normally when a project is small this isn't really necessary but with lots of branches and mergings of .gitignore files this can come in hand. VonC Not exactly. One command which could come close would be git check-ignore Choose a file you know is supposed to be ignored, and check the output of: git check-ignore -v -- /path/to/ignored/file You will see the rules of your .gitignore which apply. Update March 2016: Git 2.8 will add a new way to debug .gitignore files and their rules.

I searched through other questions but can't find a working solution for my project. Having a Magento project, I want to exclude everything except this: /app/design/frontend/default/theme_name # and obviously all subfolders /skin/frontend/default/theme_name # and all subfolders I've tried a lot of combinations but without luck. Currently I'm stuck with this .gitignore file: * !/app/ !/app/* app/* !/app/design/ !/app/design/* But it doesn't work recursively below the design folder. It only added a test file inside the design folder that I created. manojlds Look at my answer here: Can't

I only recently added a .gitignore file to ignore some specific data files in a subdirectory of mine. I'd really like to go back in time and remove them from previous commits/history as well. Is this easily accomplished? Where/how should I start? cdhowie This will be a two-step procedure: Introduce the .gitignore file For this to work, the early commits are going to have to have your .gitignore file. So, you need to: Check out the root commit: git checkout -b temp $(git rev-list HEAD | tail -1) Add the .gitignore file. git commit --amend Rebase all of your existing branches onto "temp". This

I have the following folder structure: public media catalog product category private tmp var test I want to gitignore everything in the media directory except for catalog/category and private My gitignore I am trying is: public/media/* !public/media/catalog/category/ !public/media/private But it doesn't work. Any new files added to the category or private directories are not available to add. I could just git add force but I would like this done through the gitignore if possible It's usually simplest to put just a .gitignore at the level where it starts to matter. (This also helps if you ever

When ever I do git status, the netbeans private.xml is making trouble, I tried adding that in git ignore several ways. but the gitignore simply does not ignore it. git status On branch master Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. Changes not staged for commit: (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed) (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) modified: .gitignore modified: nbproject/private/private.xml ... My git ignore file is node_modules/ dist/ *.log nbproject/private/* *.bak *.orig *~ *.log *private.xml Tried both nbproject/private

I'm encountering a weird issue with .gitignore on Windows. I want git to ignore all .exe files, except those in the Dependencies folder (and all subfolders). So I have: .gitignore : *.exe !/Dependencies/**/*.exe This, unfortunately, does not work. Meanwhile, this does: *.exe !/Dependencies/folder/subfolder/*.exe So I'm wondering, am I messing something up, or is this some kind of bug? I'm running msysgit on Windows (Windows 7 x64) version 1.6.5.1-preview20091022 Thanks in advance for any input :) Since git 1.8.2 (March, 8th 2013) , the ** is now supported: The patterns in .gitignore and

When making sure that iPhone project could be installed as an exact copy into a brand new computer via version control (git), I just realized that .gitignore file was missing. Added under version control, but now would like to add that file also into Xcode project for easy viewing and editing. When using " Control-click + Add Files to myProject... " popup menu, I can't see any filenames starting with . (that's a dot). How can I add my .gitignore file into Xcode project? Kurt Revis When the open panel is showing, press Command-Shift-. and the hidden files will appear, including .gitignore .