It's all about the missing .dropboxignore file.
This CLI shell script aims to leverage glob patterns and existing .gitignore
files in order to exclude specific
folders and files from dropbox sync. The shell script uses this recent https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/restore-delete/ignored-files approach to ignore folders and files.
Getting started
dropboxignore
is a CLI tool which supports a collection of commands in order to make your life easier when it comes
to exclude files or/and folders from dropbox sync. Below you will find some common usecases.
A typical workflow
A common workflow could be the following:
- Automatically generate
.dropboxignore
files based on existing .gitignore
files.
- Manually update or create
.dropboxignore
files (Optional).
- Ignore matched files based on .dropboxignore files.
and you can run this flow by running the following command:
$ dropboxignore genupi .
Warning: In order to prevent unpleasant data losses, exception patterns are not supported. Both .gitignore
and
.dropboxignore
files with at least one exceptional pattern will be bypassed (for further details:
https://github.com/sp1thas/dropboxignore/issues/3 ).
Note: Automatic generation of .dropboxignore
files is an optional step, therefore, may not be a necessary action
for your case.
Long story short:
Here https://dropboxignore.simakis.me/en/latest/getting-started/#long-story-short you can find some of the most common cases
that dropboxignore could be useful.
CLI
Here https://dropboxignore.simakis.me/en/latest/cli you will find extensive documentation about the dropboxignore command line
interface.
How to contribute
If you want to contribute, read the contribution guideline https://dropboxignore.simakis.me/en/latest/contributing/) for further details.