Re: How to find out which gitignore blocks my git-add

On 2009-02-06, Jeff King [off-list ref] wrote:

On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 10:38:45AM +0100, Gonzo wrote:

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Is there an easy way to find out which line in which gitignore file  
blocks this add?

No, I don't think so.

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Would this be a viable addition to "git add -v"?

I think it might be useful to be able to get this information. However,
rather than coupling it with "git add", it might make more sense to have
a separate way to query "is this being ignored, and if so, by what
pattern". Then you could use that tool to generally debug your
.gitignore patterns.

maybe GIT_TRACE could print that as well, in some way?