.gitignore NuGet exclude packages/ include packages/repositories.config
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I'm trying to create a .gitignore for a Visual Studio project that uses NuGet. It currently contains:
\packages/*
!packages/repositories.config
This does not ignore anything in the folder. Everything gets staged on an add. I have also tried:
packages/
!packages/repositories.config
This ignores everything in the packages folder and does not include the packages/repositories.config.
What am I doing wrong?
Git Solutions
Solution 1 - Git
/packages/
!packages/repositories.config
You can also add a .gitignore in the packages folder:
*
!repositories.config
!.gitignore
Solution 2 - Git
I faced the same issue.
None of the above solutions worked for me. And I think it's a poor solution to maintain multiple .ignore files.
This is how I solved it.
**/packages/*
!**/packages/repositories.config
Combining two asterisks will match any string of folders. I thought leaving out asterisks would have the same effect, but apparently I (we) were wrong, as it doesn't seem to work.
The official .gitignore template for Visual Studio recommends the following solutions:
# NuGet Packages
*.nupkg
# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
**/packages/*
# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
!**/packages/build/
# Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
#!**/packages/repositories.config
EDIT: You can use https://www.gitignore.io to generate .ignore file for your favorite project :-)
Solution 3 - Git
This works for me.
#NuGet
packages
!packages/repositories.config
(Same as @manojlds's answer except removed the star in the first line. That didn't work for me.)
Solution 4 - Git
I found this simple pattern works.
/packages/*/
It should ignore all directories in the root packages directory, but include all files there. Not sure what other files than repositories.config might appear in there or whether they should be included in the repository.
Solution 5 - Git
For me only this worked:
**/packages/**
Solution 6 - Git
If you want to do it correctly for ALL NUGET Temp artifacts
Add this code to your .gitignore
> # Ignore all my NuGet temp Packages > *.nupkg > # NuGet Symbol Packages > *.snupkg > # The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore > */[Pp]ackages/ > # except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target. > !/[Pp]ackages/build/ > # Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed > #!/[Pp]ackages/repositories.config > # NuGet v3's project.json files produces more ignorable files > *.nuget.props > *.nuget.targets