Ignore Directory Only Next to .gitignore

Syntax to ONLY ignore directory that is next to .gitignore

/dir_ignored/
/dir_ignored

Example with above syntax

  • Anything below ./dir_ignored wil be ignored.
  • ./subdir/dir_ignored/i-am-NOT-ignored.txt will NOT be ignored.
.
├── dir_ignored
│   ├── f2-ignored.txt
│   └── subdir
│       └── f1-ignored.txt
└── subdir
    └── dir_ignored
        └── i-am-NOT-ignored.txt

4 directories, 3 files

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