I want to exclude a file format e.g *.simg in all directories. I have tried to add *.simg in .gitignore but still the files are visible in git status.
I have a folder structure as follow and .gitignore file is in root directory:
-service-foo/foo.simg
-service-bar/bar.simg
-composite-service/service-foobar/foobar.simg
-.gitignore
How can I exclude the format in all directories?
EDIT 1:
.gitignore file as follow:
HELP.md
target/
.mvn/
.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
!**/src/main/**
!**/src/test/**
### SINGULARITY simg###
*.simg
When I do git status I get:
javaadmin@THNJAVA11:~/server/airadhi-server$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.
Changes not staged for commit:
(use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
(use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
modified: .gitignore
modified: composite-service/foobar.simg
modified: composite-service/service-foobar/foobar.recipe
deleted: service-foo/foo.simg
modified: service-bar/bar.simg
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
What you have done in your .gitignore is correct. You need to remove the files from the staging area by doing a git rm -r --cached <filename/pathspec> and then commit the changes. When there will be any changes in the files next time, they won't cause trouble :)
You might want to refer to this as well.
Best