Allow alternative ignore file name: .seafileignore (along with seafile-ignore.txt)

celene · October 23, 2021, 5:14am

Would be nice aesthetically speaking if the ignore file could be a hidden file like .gitignore.
So maybe .seafileignore?

daniel.pan · October 25, 2021, 3:01am

I think hidden file is not friendly to non-tech users.

celene · October 25, 2021, 7:39am

That is very true.

I suppose there is the possibility to support both seafile-ignore.txt and .seafileignore
But, unless a lot of people want this feature, it’s probably not worth the extra complexity.

(Side note: Really loving seafile so far!)

Garfield · June 5, 2022, 11:20am

For non-tech users I’d expect a context menu entry to add a specific file/folder to the ignore-file of the library

vqu · August 17, 2022, 11:47am

I would love to have a dot file for this. Every time I change the file I need to lookup again how to hide it. Accidental removal of the file would end in many GiB of file transfer I am trying to avoid.

What about a .seafileglobalignore, as well?

Martin · May 22, 2024, 7:39am

I would second both requests, a hidden file and a global ignore file. For non-tech users a setting in the client would be fine. This is how Nextcloud has done this.