On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, Tommy Thorn wrote:
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> 
> My desperate attempts "./foo" and "^foo" also didn't work. Please note that
> this is a vastly simplified version of the real problem, so I can't just use
> "!mousetrap/foo".
> 
> It seems "foo/" _should_ work even though foo isn't a directory.

Close but no cigar.

Use "/foo" and it should be ok.

Basically, a path with a slash in it is considered absolute, but if the 
slash is at the end it will only match a directory. A slash at the 
*beginning* will match the root of the git repository, though.

			Linus
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