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Q&A How to configure .gitignore to ignore all files except a certain directory

MWE In the terminal run: mkdir mwe cd mwe mkdir dir touch f1.txt f2.pdf dir/f1.txt dir/f2.pdf git init . Create a .gitignore with: * # ignore all !dir/ # except this directory ...

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# MWE
In the terminal run:
```sh
mkdir mwe
cd mwe
mkdir dir
touch f1.txt f2.pdf dir/f1.txt dir/f2.pdf
git init .
```
Create a `.gitignore` with:
```gitignore
* # ignore all
!dir/ # except this directory
```
Git doesn't register this and all files are still ignored:
```sh
git status
```
But, a normal file pattern works:
```gitignore
* # ignore all
!f1.txt # except this file
```
# Question
How do I configure my `.gitignore` to ignore all except a certain
directory?

# MWE
In the terminal run:
```sh
mkdir mwe
cd mwe
mkdir dir
touch f1.txt f2.pdf dir/f1.txt dir/f2.pdf
git init .
```
Create a `.gitignore` with:
```gitignore
* # ignore all
!dir/ # except this directory
```
# Problem
Git doesn't register this and all files are still ignored:
```sh
git status
```
But, a normal file pattern works:
```gitignore
* # ignore all
!f1.txt # except this file
```
# Question
How do I configure my `.gitignore` to ignore all except a certain
directory?

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mcp‭ · 2022-07-15T22:24:06Z (over 2 years ago)
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# MWE
In the terminal run:
```sh
mkdir mwe
cd mwe
mkdir dir
touch f1.txt f2.pdf dir/f1.txt dir/f2.pdf
git init .
```
Create a `.gitignore` with:
```gitignore
* # ignore all
!dir/ # except this directory
```
Git doesn't register this and all files are still ignored:
```sh
git status
```
But, a normal file pattern works:
```gitignore
* # ignore all
!f1.txt # except this file
```
# Question
How do I configure my `.gitignore` to ignore all except a certain
directory?

# MWE
In the terminal run:
```sh
mkdir mwe
cd mwe
mkdir dir
touch f1.txt f2.pdf dir/f1.txt dir/f2.pdf
git init .
```
Create a `.gitignore` with:
```gitignore
* # ignore all
!dir/ # except this directory
```
Git doesn't register this and all files are still ignored:
```sh
git status
```
But, a normal file pattern works:
```gitignore
* # ignore all
!f1.txt # except this file
```
# Question
How do I configure my `.gitignore` to ignore all except a certain
directory?

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How to configure .gitignore to ignore all files except a certain directory

# MWE
In the terminal run:
```sh
mkdir mwe 
cd mwe

mkdir dir
touch f1.txt f2.pdf dir/f1.txt dir/f2.pdf

git init .
```

Create a `.gitignore` with:
```gitignore
* # ignore all
!dir/ # except this directory
```

Git doesn't register this and all files are still ignored:
```sh
git status
```

But, a normal file pattern works:
```gitignore
*       # ignore all
!f1.txt # except this file
```

# Question
How do I configure my `.gitignore` to ignore all except a certain
directory?

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