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45 lines
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date: 2021-03-19T09:30
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tags:
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- git
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---
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# check non-trivial gitignore patterns using `git check-ignore`
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today i ran into an issue where i tried creating a new `bin/` dir in a `git`
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repo, and trying to add the files within to a new commit, but was greeted by:
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```bash
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$ git add bin/README.md
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The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
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bin
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hint: Use -f if you really want to add them.
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hint: Turn this message off by running
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hint: "git config advice.addIgnoredFile false"
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```
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confused, i ran a simple `grep` on the project's `.gitignore`:
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```bash
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$ grep bin .gitignore
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```
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which yielded nothing. i was pretty sure i didn't have that pattern set in my
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global gitignore, either.
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a quick internet search turned up a git util that is new to me:
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https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ignore
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using this command, i was able to trace the exact line responsible:
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```bash
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git check-ignore -v bin
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.gitignore:123:[Bb]in bin
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```
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ohhhhh, oops. well, that makes sense. neat! this could've been solved with a
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more sophisticated `grep` pattern, but who has time for that?
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