git exclude patterns for directory

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I just started using git (yes, newbie ;) and hit a problem that i cant
seem to solve.

Is there a way where I could specify a pattern in .git/info/exclude that
would make git ignore directories.

Suppose I had in each of my project's sub-directories a directory called
'IGNORE/', how do I make git ignore this directory (and all it's
contents)?

I tried putting in

IGNORE/*

but this only takes care of the directory in the root dir. Then I tried

*/IGNORE/*

which doesn't work for dirs at >1 depth. I did read gitignore man page
(and it looks impossible .. ):

So, is there any way I can do this without adding a gitignore file in
each of my sub-directories?

-jb
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