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Can't exclude a folder using .gitignore

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I can't exclude files from .idea folder from tracking by git. It is on the same level as .gitignore file and my .gitignore contains:

.idea

and even:

idea

Any advice guys?

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Eugene Avatar asked Aug 22 '12 16:08

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Append a slash to exclude directories.

.idea/
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Blake Taylor Avatar answered Oct 02 '22 08:10

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