.gitignore

# .gitignore file setup for standard Excel template workflow
# 1 - Allow adding only files in root directory
# 2 - Exclude adding typical temp/backup/system files
# 3 - Exclude adding all subdirectories except extracted VBA and XML directories

# last updated 16/2/2019

# exclude all subdirectories (& content) unless specifically allowed
**/*

# include anything in the root directory of the repository
!/*

# exclude backup directories
**/Dev Backup/

# exclude version backup directories (including current versions) 
**/Version*/

# exclude superceded development directory
**/SS
**/ss

# include extracted *.VBA & *.XML directories & contents
!/*.XML/*
!/*.VBA/*

# include Excel files in the root directory of the repository
!/*.xl*

# exclude temporary files
~$*
~$*.xl*
*.tmp
*.bak

# exclude Windows image file caches
Thumbs.db
ehthumbs.db

# exclude windows folder config file
Desktop.ini

# exclude Recycle Bin used on file shares
$RECYCLE.BIN/

# exclude Mac file
.DS_Store