Need to clarify how gitignore would affect nx inputs

[ianzone]

Documentation issue

• [ ] Reporting a typo
• [ ] Reporting a documentation bug
• [x] Documentation improvement
• [ ] Documentation feedback

Is there a specific documentation page you are reporting?

https://nx.dev/reference/inputs

Additional context or description

will the inputs exclude items in gitignore automatically?

[FrozenPandaz]

@claude Clarify this in the docs that .gitiignored files are excluded from inputs.

[claude[bot]]

Claude finished @FrozenPandaz's task —— View job • claude/issue-31574-20250613_141810 • Create PR ➔

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Task: Clarify gitignore behavior in Nx inputs documentation

Successfully added clarification to the Nx inputs documentation that .gitignored files are excluded from inputs.

Todo List:

• [x] Find the inputs documentation source file
• [x] Read current documentation content for context
• [x] Add clarification about gitignore exclusion behavior
• [x] Commit changes to branch
• [x] Provide PR creation link

Changes Made:

Added a callout box to the inputs documentation (docs/shared/reference/inputs.md) explaining that:

• Files listed in .gitignore are automatically excluded from inputs
• Nx won't consider gitignored files when computing task hashes
• Changes to ignored files won't invalidate the cache

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