On 2011-01-16 20:58 +0100, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In <[email protected]>, Andrei Popescu wrote: >>$ git init >>Initialized empty Git repository in /home/amp/Download/gitest/.git/ >>$ touch dir/file3 >>$ echo '*' > .gitignore >>$ git status -s >>$ echo '!file1' >> .gitignore >>$ echo '!dir/' >> .gitignore >>$ git status -s >>?? file1 >>$ >> >>Why is 'dir' still ignored? > > Looks like a bug to me. It is at least an undocumented feature.
The FAQ mentions¹ that you cannot add empty directories in git, and the '*' in .gitignore means that no _files_ below dir/ will be added. Sven ¹ https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitFaq#Can_I_add_empty_directories.3F -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
