ignore shouldn't apply the filter from .gitignore to .git folder.

[gwen-lg]

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What version of ripgrep are you using?

ignore v0.4.23

How did you install ripgrep?

Cargo

What operating system are you using ripgrep on?

Fedora 41

Describe your bug.

If I use ignore to copy a folder with the associate git repository files, the filters of .gitignore are applied to files of the .git folder (ex with .idx). Files from a .git folder work as a whole, it's seems logical to not apply to them the filter of .gitignore (when hidden is set to false in Walk)

Related issue in release-plz : https://github.com/release-plz/release-plz/issues/1961

I have tried to use overrides with ".git/" and ".git/*", but from what i tested, whitelisting did not work with files in subfolder of .git (files in .git/objects/pack/ wasn't whitlisted).

What are the steps to reproduce the behavior?

iteratewith a ignoreWalk on a folder with a git repository, a gitignore with a line *.idx, and hidden set to false (to process .git folder) and see than idx files in .git/objects/pack/ are filtered.

I have encounter the problem with the usage of release-plz. cf issue : https://github.com/release-plz/release-plz/issues/1961

What is the actual behavior?

release-plz update in a repository than have *.idx in .gitignore

What is the expected behavior?

I expect than the files of .git folder wasn't affected by filter of .gitignore Or than, If I add .git/* in overrides, all files in .git and subfolders be whitelisted.

[BurntSushi]

You might need `.git/**.

I'm unsure of whether gitignore should apply to .git. It doesn't make sense in the context of git itself, but ripgrep isn't git and its implementation is separate from git. I kind of feel like it's more unexpected for gitignore to apply to everything except for .git.

Also, please provide an MRE. That would be a Rust program using ignore on a defined set of inputs that others can reproduce.

[gwen-lg]

It's to work with .git/**, thank you. I had seen than /** exist in the code, but not understanding than it can help in this case.

I'm unsure too for a specific management of .git in ignore, but I think both can have arguments. Perhaps with a specific option on WalkBuilder ? (like require_git)

[BurntSushi]

WalkBuilder has too many options already. I'm not really a "add a knob for ever conceivable use case" kinda person, and would rather folks paper over behaviors they don't like with whitelist globs.

[gwen-lg]

This make sense. Perhaps add some example in doc of OverrideBuilder, could help to better see the usage and functionalities.

[gwen-lg]

Sorry, I looked too quickly, the option with '.git/**' as override doesn't work, all content of .git folder are copied, but regular files are not copied anymore (README.md).

I don't understand why matched in Override return Match::Ignore if mat.is_none() && self.num_whitelists() > 0 && !is_dir. I was expected than, if there is no match in Override, so others matches (like from .gitignore) would be tested.

[BurntSushi]

I need an MRE to help your further, please.

[gwen-lg]

Yes, you should fine a simple test with this repository : https://github.com/gwen-lg/ignore_override_test The file1 is not copied contrary to what I expect (and assert is triggered).

It's enough to help you ?

[gwen-lg]

@BurntSushi : Have you see my comment with a link to a test repository ? And can you reopen the issue ? Thank you

[BurntSushi]

I'll reopen it but it may take me some time to look into this

[shulaoda]

Same issue in https://github.com/oxc-project/oxc/issues/8842

Small repo: https://github.com/shulaoda/repo-cases/tree/ignore-override-builder

.
├── src
│   ├── main.rs
│   └── tests
│       ├── main.js
│       └── ignore
│           └── main.js

fn main() {
    let cwd = env::current_dir().unwrap().join("src");
    let mut walker = ignore::WalkBuilder::new(&cwd);

    let mut builder = OverrideBuilder::new(&cwd);

    builder.add("tests/ignore/**").unwrap();
    builder.add("!tests/**").unwrap();

    walker.overrides(builder.build().unwrap());

    let walker = walker.build();
    
    for item in walker {
        println!("{:?}", item);
    }
}

Result:

Ok(DirEntry { dent: Walkdir(DirEntry("<cwd>/src")), err: None })
Ok(DirEntry { dent: Walkdir(DirEntry("<cwd>/src/tests")), err: None })

If remove builder.add("tests/ignore/**").unwrap();, the result:

Ok(DirEntry { dent: Walkdir(DirEntry("<cwd>/src")), err: None })
Ok(DirEntry { dent: Walkdir(DirEntry("<cwd>/src/main.rs")), err: None })
Ok(DirEntry { dent: Walkdir(DirEntry("<cwd>/src/tests")), err: None })

[BurntSushi]

I don't think ignore should be treating .git specially here.