Proposal: Better management of ignore patterns

calmh · October 19, 2019, 4:50pm

Also relevant threads:

github.com/syncthing/syncthing

Allow users to let other devices see their Ignore Pattern configuration [enhancement]

opened 07:00PM - 22 Mar 19 UTC

closed 07:09PM - 22 Mar 19 UTC

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I run a configuration with lots of folders and lots of ignores, e.g. for cached …files, device-specific settings, or any other file that might cause cross-device operability problems. Throughout use, it has occurred to me that managing these ignores is the most cumbersome aspect of using Syncthing. So, to cut down on micromanagement, I propose a scheme whereby users can allow other devices to see their .stignore setup. For the WebGUI, this could be implemented as a list of devices/rules in the "Ignore Patterns" tab, clicking a plus sign before each rule would add that rule to the device the user is currently configuring.

And probably others. I’m not going to link the next gen ignores issue…