--gitignore / --no-gitignore

Info

• 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

Usage

Respect .gitignore (default)Ignore .gitignoreOutput in CLI

show-file-tree  --gitignore # (1)!

1. Only files not listed in .gitignore appear.

show-file-tree  --no-gitignore # (1)!

1. All files are displayed, even if ignored in Git.

When file is ready

Markdown tree exported to: [ROOT_PATH]\[FILE_NAME]-file-tree.md

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Example

Example

.gitignore contents:With --gitignoreWith --no-gitignore

__pycache__/
*.log
.env

├── 📁 src
│   └── main.py
└── README.md # (1)!

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

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

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Tips

Tip

• 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:

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Markdown Support

Formatted with Markdown file

Not supportedSupported

Not supported

show-file-tree  --no-gitignore --format md # (1)!

1. In version v0.0.1, this feature is not supported. It has been updated in newer versions.

Not supported

show-file-tree  --hidden --gitignore --format md

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