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git ignore directory except for specified

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I want to ignore entire public_html/ directory except one file inside

I give .gitignore as below:

public_html/*
!public_html/config/config.php

However, when I run git status , I can not find config.php has been included.

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asked Feb 03 '23 18:02

skargor

1 Answers

Change .gitignore to

public_html/*

And force adding config.php into index.

git add -f public_html/config/config.php

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answered Feb 05 '23 08:02

Timofey Stolbov

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