The directory listing API is used to enumerate paths in the work tree, optionally taking .git/info/exclude and .gitignore files per directory into account.
struct dir_struct structure is used to pass directory traversal options to the library and to record the paths discovered. A single struct dir_struct is used regardless of whether or not the traversal recursively descends into subdirectories.
The notable options are:
The name of the file to be read in each directory for excluded files (typically .gitignore).
A bit-field of options (the *IGNORED* flags are mutually exclusive):
Return just ignored files in entries[], not untracked files.
Similar to DIR_SHOW_IGNORED, but return ignored files in ignored[] in addition to untracked files in entries[].
Special mode for git-add. Return ignored files in ignored[] and untracked files in entries[]. Only returns ignored files that match pathspec exactly (no wildcards). Does not recurse into ignored directories.
Include a directory that is not tracked.
Do not include a directory that is not tracked and is empty.
If set, recurse into a directory that looks like a Git directory. Otherwise it is shown as a directory.
The result of the enumeration is left in these fields:
An array of struct dir_entry, each element of which describes a path.
The number of members in entries[] array.
Internal use; keeps track of allocation of entries[] array.
An array of struct dir_entry, used for ignored paths with the DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO and DIR_COLLECT_IGNORED flags.
The number of members in ignored[] array.
Note: index may be looked at for .gitignore files that are CE_SKIP_WORKTREE marked. If you to exclude files, make sure you have loaded index first.
Prepare struct dir_struct dir and clear it with memset(&dir, 0, sizeof(dir)).
To add single exclude pattern, call add_exclude_list() and then add_exclude().
To add patterns from a file (e.g. .git/info/exclude), call add_excludes_from_file() , and/or set dir.exclude_per_dir. A short-hand function setup_standard_excludes() can be used to set up the standard set of exclude settings.
Set options described in the Data Structure section above.
Call read_directory().
Use dir.entries[].
Call clear_directory() when none of the contained elements are no longer in use.
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