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Gitignore - Exclude all except specific subdirectory
#
# 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/
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Awesome, thanks!

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