--gitignore / --no-gitignore

The --gitignore flag makes show-file-tree respect .gitignore files, excluding ignored files and folders from the tree.
The --no-gitignore flag ignores .gitignore, showing all files and folders.

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Usage

Respect .gitignore (default)

show-file-tree  --gitignore

Only files not listed in .gitignore appear.

Ignore .gitignore

show-file-tree  --no-gitignore

All files are displayed, even if ignored in Git.

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Example

.gitignore contents:

__pycache__/
*.log
.env

With --gitignore

├── 📁 src
│   └── main.py
└── README.md

Ignored: __pycache__/, .env, .log files.

With --no-gitignore

├── 📁 src
│   ├── main.py
│   └── __pycache__/main.cpython-310.pyc
├── .env
├── debug.log
└── README.md

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Tips

• Useful in CI pipelines where you want a complete file tree.
• Combine with --hidden to show hidden files that are also ignored by Git.
• Combine with --format md for full documentation including ignored files:

show-file-tree  --no-gitignore --format md