jonas0_13 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hi !Could someone explain the meaning of the dot at the beginning of a line in SyncIgnore ? For example :.DS_Store._* What's the difference with :DS_Store_* More generally, it would be nice to have a small guide or tuto about "how to use .SynIgnore".Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 More generally, it would be nice to have a small guide or tuto about "how to use .SynIgnore".There are some examples & explanations of .SyncIgnore rules in the Unofficial FAQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas0_13 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Thank you GreatMarko. Any explanation to my first question ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duch Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) The dot in front of a folder or file name in a Linux / OSx / etc system is used to make it hidden (it won't show up by default on your desktop environnement and using ls without the -a or -A argument on the command line won't display it either). .DS_Store are files automatically created by OS X to store custom attributes of a folder (icons positions and such). They start with a . so they're hidden on Unix based systems, but they'll show up if the disk is mounted on a Windows system. Edited March 8, 2014 by duch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas0_13 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Thank you for your very clear explanation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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