trouble with gitignore
With this .gitignore I expect that *.log files under directory test will not be included in any git transactions
:> cat ~/test/.gitignore
*/*/*.log
*/*/*__pycache__*
*/*/*out
However I have this conversation which suggests my gitignore is not defined to do what I expect.
Where is my error? Am I misinterpreting the conversation or is my .gitignore incorrect for what I expect.
:> git add .
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:> git status
On branch master
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'.
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Changes to be committed:
(use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
new file: ftp.log
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:> git restore --staged ftp.log
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:> git status
Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
ftp.log
nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
Try **/*.log
A leading "**" followed by a slash means match in all directories. For example, "**/foo" matches file or directory "foo" anywhere, the same as pattern "foo". "**/foo/bar" matches file or directory "bar" anywhere that is directly under directory "foo".
Familiarise yourself with https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore#_pattern_format
An asterisk "*" matches anything except a slash.
It looks like you want *.log instead of */*/*/...; it will wildcard match all .log files in all subdirectories.
.gitignore matches files in reference to the repo’s root directory, both hard references (/foo/bar) and soft references (foo/bar).
If you just want to exclude the directory test you can add a new .gitignore to the test directory with the following:
*.log
You can also replace what you have in your current .gitignore:
*/*/*.log
with
**/*.log
to remove tracking from all .log files in directories of the project.