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Ignorefile Lint
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Ignorefile lint is a linter for ``.gitignore`` and ``.hgignore`` files,
to verify those files have equivalent entries.
Each pattern is roughly compared, ignoring punctuations, to absorb the
syntax difference.
Run Locally
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The mozlint integration of ignorefile linter can be run using mach:
.. parsed-literal::
$ mach lint --linter ignorefile
Special syntax
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The following special comment can be used to ignore the pattern in the next line.
.. parsed-literal::
# lint-ignore-next-line: git-only
# lint-ignore-next-line: hg-only
The next line exists only in ``.gitignore``. or ``.hgignore``.
.. parsed-literal::
# lint-ignore-next-line: syntax-difference
The next line's pattern needs to be represented differently between
``.gitignore`` and ``.hgignore``.
This can be used when the ``.hgignore`` uses complex pattern which cannot be
represented in single pattern in ``.gitignore``.
Sources
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* :searchfox:`Configuration (YAML) <tools/lint/ignorefile.yml>`
* :searchfox:`Source <tools/lint/ignorefile/__init__.py>`