Ignore all subdirectories except one in .gitignore

Question

I am trying to setup gitignore to exclude all subdirectories except for 2. I have included ~!~ for the two i want to include but Sourcetree does not pick it up.

Here is my relevant gitignore

# .gitignore
node_modules/
wp-content/plugins/
wp-content/upgrade/
!wp-content/plugins/export-tool
!wp-content/plugins/darwin_checkout_tracking

The two files were set to be included just not. Before they were excluded.

Possible duplicate of [.gitignore exclude folder but include specific subfolder](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5533050/gitignore-exclude-folder-but-include-specific-subfolder) — phd, Sep 24 '17 at 20:28

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 24 '17 at 20:07

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The /* is important, you must do:

# .gitignore
node_modules/
wp-content/plugins/*
wp-content/upgrade/*
!wp-content/plugins/export-tool
!wp-content/plugins/darwin_checkout_tracking

And it works

answered Sep 24 '17 at 20:07

Kalamarico

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if `export-tool` and `darwin_checkout_tracking` are subdirectories, shouldn't they end with `/` too? – mapofemergence Sep 24 '17 at 20:10
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No, it's not necessary (I think) – Kalamarico Sep 24 '17 at 20:12

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 24 '17 at 20:11

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you can try this :

# .gitignore
!wp-content
node_modules/
wp-content/plugins/*
wp-content/upgrade/*
!wp-content/plugins/export-tool
!wp-content/plugins/darwin_checkout_tracking

answered Sep 24 '17 at 20:11

Slim KTARI

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Ignore all subdirectories except one in .gitignore

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