Gitignore - Exclude all except specific subdirectory

.gitignore

#
# If all files excluded and you will include only specific sub-directories
# the parent path must matched before.
#

/**
!/.gitignore

###############################
# Un-ignore the affected subdirectory
!/libraries/
# Ignore subdirectory and all including directories and files to match pattern as valid for the next pattern
/libraries/**
# This pattern only works with the two previous patterns
# (i remember it was working alone on older git versions)
!/libraries/myLibrary/
###############################

# Another example
!/templates/
/templates/**
!/templates/myTemplate/

Thank you sir. You is a genius!

Thanks. This worked for me.
After hours of reading confusing posts, I was very happy to find this.

Ditto - most posts were confusing and missed key information regarding negation, finally this helped me realise where I was going wrong. 👍

If the affected folder is not in the root level of the .gitignore, the solutions above doesn't work, however this does:

! templates/
**/templates/*
!**/templates/myTemplate

If the affected folder is not in the root level of the .gitignore, the solutions above didn't work, however this does:

! templates/
**/templates/*
!**/templates/myTemplate

This is exactly what I needed and worked for me. Thanks!

And here is how to exclude only one folder in the root:

/**
!/.gitignore
!/dir
!/dir/**/*

@hieblmedia

doesnt work in my case

@anisriva have you read the comments above?

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@anisriva have you read the comments above?

@martin-braun yes i did, and i specifically tried yours as well it seem to only work for the immediate child directory.

Thanks

I removed one star for it to work

!/templates/
/templates/*
!/templates/myTemplate/

Worked for me Thanks!

+1 to FabianUx

Did not work for me with two asterisks, but is perfect with only one. Thanks!

Thanks bro!

Thankssss !!!! helped me a lot!