.gitignore write case insensitive

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Is there any way to do a case insensitive .gitignore using a regex for example? For example, inbox, Inbox, inBox, should all be ignored with a one liner in .gitignore. ? I am writing a script to generate a .gitignore file and hence do not know what kind of pattern would be available at the client side.

Just a note: gitignore is case-sensitive. But on macOS, having the line `.DS_STORE` in gitignore ignores the file `.DS_Store` as well for me, i.e. is case-insensitive. However, that is likely because of the default macOS filesystem's (lack of) case-sensitivity support. — nishanthshanmugham, Jul 08 '21 at 12:30

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 08 '21 at 12:25

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Based on this answer, gitignore file accepts glob patterns.

Following your example, you could do

[Ii]n[bB]ox

edited Jul 08 '21 at 12:25

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answered Sep 12 '16 at 09:24

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That's a glob pattern and not a regex. You can't set a regex flag in `.gitignore` – CervEd Jul 01 '21 at 12:24
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@CervEd The answer is now edited to correct this. – nishanthshanmugham Jul 08 '21 at 12:26

.gitignore write case insensitive

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