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Implement Dropbox .gitignore

I use dropbox to store all my documents, including my programming projects. The only drawback there is to using it is the fact that it syncs all the useless dependencies. Unfortunately, there is no such things as a .dropboxignore file. Would it be possible to implement this functionality myself using the .gitignore file I already have? I want it to be completely automagical.

Thanks

Solution

  • There's a great article written by someone who was experiencing similar frustrations with dropbox as you are.

    In the article, Peter describes two solutions:

    • DropboxIgnore - a small bash script which uses the Dropbox CLI to ignore files, only available for Linux.

    • .dbignore - a .gitignore-like solution, only available for mac OS

      • Note: This solution is no longer supported nor maintained

    Please note that I have not used these products, nor do I have any affiliation with the developers.