Ignoring Files

.punktignore

Much like .gitignore, placing a .punktignore file in the root of the Local State directory enables you to specify files and directories that should be excluded from synchronisation to the Local State.

Here is an example:

# Ignore text files starting with in any subdirectory but not in the root
**/a*.txt

# Ignore "audrey" anywhere, both in the root and in any subdirectory
audrey
**/audrey

# Ignore all .tmp files in root
*.tmp
# Ignore the file or folder in root
bak
# Ignore backup files ending with a tilde in root
/*~

# Ignore .log files inside in root
logs/**/*.log
# Ignore .cache files inside any "cache" directory
**/cache/*.cache

Default Ignored Patterns

By default, Punkt employs two lists of ignored patterns: one to filter Active State files during synchronisation to the Local State, and another to ignore files residing within the Local State itself (such as files commencing with a dot).