When you specify a recursive search as part of a files
,
tidy
or copy
action, you would sometimes like to exclude
certain directories from the list of sub directories. In most cases you
will want to do this on a per-command basis (see the pages for these
actions separately), but you can also make a global ignore list. This
can be accomplished by adding the directory to the ignore-list. The syntax
is
ignore: wildcards/directories/filenames |
ignore: any:: # # Prevent tidying .X11 directories in /tmp where # window managers write semaphores # .X11 # # Don't tidy emacs locks # !* /local/lib/gnu/emacs/lock/ /local/tmp /local/bin/top /local/lib/tex/fonts /local/etc /local/www /local/mutils/etc/finger.log
None of the above directories will be checked or entered during recursive descents unless a specific command is initiated to search those directories with their names as the top of the search tree. A handy tip if you are tidying /tmp recursively is to include the directory .X11 here. This directory is used by the X-windows system and deleting it while a window manager has an open session can cause the user some trouble.
Ignore refers to all recursive searches in tidy, files, copy and links.