.gitignore folder negation not working correctly #3989
Description
Here's an example of what I mean —
.gitignore:
# ignore everything
*
# still search in folders though
!*/
# don’t ignore .c files
!*.c
Folder structure
foo.dll # ignored
src
bar.dll # not ignored, but should be
foo.c # not ignored
Output of git status -u:
On branch master
Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
src/foo.c
Output of git status --ignored -u:
On branch master
Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
src/foo.c
Ignored files:
(use "git add -f <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
foo
src/bar.dll