Detect paths in .gitignore #3

jacksonchen666 commented 2026年01月09日 16:52:46 +01:00

Proof of usage:

• Someone noticed it, and posted about it. I'm not sure which repo that came from
• github.com/coredevices/PebbleOS@537146d5ec
• github.com/borgbase/vorta@498b62a972 (diff-bc37d034ba)
• github.com/mumble-voip/mumble@fa2d5ee800

The list files API on github also lists file contents if you query for a specific file. But that's 1 API request

Proof of usage: - Someone noticed it, and posted about it. I'm not sure which repo that came from - https://github.com/coredevices/PebbleOS/commit/537146d5ec111f32fdb0a0a01a6ee5d97df3abf4 - https://github.com/borgbase/vorta/commit/498b62a97283c62a64fdd38ff3607a6984ee8cdc#diff-bc37d034bad564583790a46f19d807abfe519c5671395fd494d8cce506c42947 - https://github.com/mumble-voip/mumble/commit/fa2d5ee800141d49c83081d76bdc3fa5205265ac The list files API on github also lists file contents if you query for a specific file. But that's 1 API request

jacksonchen666 commented 2026年01月20日 06:44:35 +01:00

Extra considerations:

• Wildcards
• Directories?
• Slashes

Extra considerations: - Wildcards - Directories? - Slashes

jacksonchen666 commented 2026年04月09日 09:05:21 +02:00

This is definitely the type of check that could mean absolutely nothing to maybe something. Having it in .gitignore doesn't actually communicate intentions, and intentions here can go both against (hinder ability to add) or work for you (make it slightly harder to accidentally add, and easier to evade). It's probably not worth an extra API request by default then, and probably should be a type of low priority/non-obtrusive notification.

This is definitely the type of check that could mean absolutely nothing to maybe something. Having it in `.gitignore` doesn't actually communicate intentions, and intentions here can go both against (hinder ability to add) or work for you (make it slightly harder to accidentally add, and easier to evade). It's *probably* not worth an extra API request by default then, and probably should be a type of low priority/non-obtrusive notification.