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bux
bux

Reputation: 7799

Ignore files when use core.worktree

I created a git repo:

mkdir ~/configs
cd ~/configs
git init
git config core.worktree "../../"
echo "*" > .gitignore

But files are not ignored:

git status    
Sur la branche master

Validation initiale

Fichiers non suivis:
  (utilisez "git add <fichier>..." pour inclure dans ce qui sera validé)

    ../.ICEauthority
    ../.Skype/
    ../.VirtualBox/
    [...]

How ignore files when use git config core.worktree ?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 956

Answers (2)

bfad
bfad

Reputation: 308

From the git documentation for gitignore:

  • Patterns read from $GIT_DIR/info/exclude.

So all you need to do is treat the "info/exclude" file like it's a .gitignore file at the root of your worktree.

Upvotes: 0

Dave
Dave

Reputation: 3633

Your .gitignore file will work better at the root of your git work tree.

Consider..

echo "*" > ../../.gitignore

When you are separating your git-dir and work-tree, I normally recommend you create a bare git repo, though this can make it seem more complex.

Also consider the following instead of using .gitignore.

# git config status.showUntrackedFiles no
# git config status.relativePaths false

The showUntrackedFiles=no tells git to report only on changes to tracked files, and not untracked files. It also removes the need to use -f every time you feel a need to add a new file to the repository. Another advantage is you can override the showUntrackedFiles setting on the fly with git status -u.

The relativePaths option is handy (I find). git status will use absolute paths when reporting file status. Since the working directory is outside the git directory, I find this to be a clearer view of what has changed.

Lastly, when you want to do commits, you will find you have to keep using CD to go to the git directory. Try

# export GIT_DIR=/path/to/.git
# git status

To avoid having a fixed GIT_DIR in my shell environment, I normally wrap this in an alias so the GIT_DIR is only set for the specific instance of git;

# alias gitc='GIT_DIR=/path/to/.git git'
# gitc status

This will allow you to manage the git repository from anywhere, even outside the work tree. It also works extremely well with the bare repository I referred to above.

HTH

Upvotes: 4

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