I can't get regular expression to work in my ignore.conf file

[Xarbrough]

I'm trying to ignore files by using regular expressions, but it seems like none of the expression work. I looked at the documentation and also tried some simple cases and examples from the docs, but nothing seems to work. For example:

I have two files:
abc_0.txt
abc_1.txt

In my ignore.conf the rule:
^abc_[0-9].txt$

But the files still show in the pending changes list. If I put abc_0.txt in the ignore file, it is correctly hidden from the GUI and ignored.

Is there something I'm missing or are regular expression currently broken?

[calbzam]

Hi, 

Please check the following link where we have a detailed guide for "ingore.conf":

https://www.plasticscm.com/book/#_filter_pattern_files

The following should work:

^*abc_[0-9].txt+$

Regards,

Carlos.

[Xarbrough]

Ok thanks, that works!

It took me a little while to understand but I think I undestand this now:

^/abc_[0-9].txt$ will match abc_0.txt but not Assets/abc_0.txt which is what I want.

^*abc_[0-9].txt+$ will match both files because the star is like "any path"

 

I still don't really understand why ^abc_[0-9].txt$ doesn't work, because I don't have to start other file patterns with a slash either and its also a fully valid regex expression in other tools I'm using.