Recursively ignore folder in git

Question

How to ignore all folders with name build, bin. I tried doing this

**/bin/
**/build/

but it doesn't work. in git status i see

#   new file:   BS/server/build/obj/sender.o
#   new file:   BS/server/build/obj/sendistate.o
#   new file:   BS/server/build/obj/serializedata.o
#   new file:   BS/client/bin/gc.sample.xml
#   new file:   BS/client/bin/mkab.qss
#   new file:   BS/client/bin/mkaberr.qss
#   new file:   BS/client/build/debug/application.qss
#   new file:   BS/client/build/debug/config.xml

possible duplicate of [.gitignore - ignore any 'bin' directory](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1470572/gitignore-ignore-any-bin-directory) — devnull, Nov 01 '13 at 06:29
Rémi Benoit it doesn't work. I can do */*/buid/*, but i need do this recursive. — k_zaur_k, Nov 01 '13 at 06:34

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 01 '13 at 06:27

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If you want to ignore directory, you should be "directoryname/". For example

bin/
build/

answered Nov 01 '13 at 06:27

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Recursively ignore folder in git

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