Git - Include and Exclude by .gitignore

Ignore files and folders using .gitignore

Example 1. Ignore (Exclude) a simple file or a folder

sites/default/settings.php

sites/*/files

Example 2. Include a file / folder

!sites/default/testfile.php

!sites/*/testfolder

Example 2. Include a file located in a Excluded folder

Step 1. Include the 'Excluded' folder

!sites/*/files

Step 2. Exclude All files and folders in this folder

sites/*/files/*

Step 3. Re Include the specific file or folder

!sites/default/files/my_included_file.pdf

Git Cache : gitignore not working

If files are already cached, .gitignore may not working

Solutions.

CAUTION !!! Do not forget to commit your changes before all this operations

1. Rebuild all cache

git rm -r --cached .

git add .

git commit -m "clear all cache to fix file tracking"

2. Remove cache of a folder already added to the git

git rm -r --cached thefile.txt thefolder

3 Remove cache of a file already added to the git

 git rm --cached sites/default/settings.php

Note

The file .gitignore is versioned by git. If you don't want to version ignored files list, you can also "EXCLUDE" file which is located on .git/info/exclude .