From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F89A1F4B4 for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2020 17:57:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1729883AbgIZR5m (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Sep 2020 13:57:42 -0400 Received: from smtp3-g21.free.fr ([212.27.42.3]:34252 "EHLO smtp3-g21.free.fr" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725208AbgIZR5m (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Sep 2020 13:57:42 -0400 Received: from panel-Aspire-1425P (unknown [IPv6:2a01:e0a:562:1540:a670:ff22:ed7e:bd05]) by smtp3-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C5E2513F7F0 for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2020 19:57:09 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <1601143029.5937.10.camel@free.fr> Subject: git bug? From: PANEL Christian To: git@vger.kernel.org Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2020 19:57:09 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.18.5.2-0ubuntu3.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org hello, Using .git/info/exclude file to ignore some of my directories, I notice a curious think I took for a bug : I wanted to exclude all except that is inside my /TED/ directory I wrote a file exclude first as this * !/TED/ but this doesn't work and is dangerous because no warning, and git status said (after I realize commit and push on server) working copy is clear. fortunately looking at repository I realize the mistake and trying a "git add" tells me there is something wrong in the exclude file I changed it as this /* !/TED/ and it works but I don't know exactly why  Have you a begin of answer ? thanks a lot in advance for any answer