Glob Pattern Tester

Compare shell globs and gitignore matching against repository paths, including root anchoring, recursive stars and negation.

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Same paths. Two glob dialects. See where they split.

Compare shell globs and gitignore matching against repository paths, including root anchoring, recursive stars and negation.

GLOB PATTERN TESTERLOCAL · NO UPLOAD

1 · PATTERNSOne per line · ! re-includes in gitignore

PatternsRepository paths · one per line

Let wildcard match leading dots Ignore case

Both checks run locally in your browser. Real Git also considers nested .gitignore files and whether each matched path is a directory.

DIALECT COMPARISON11 PATHS TESTED

GITIGNORE8matched paths

SHELL GLOB5matched paths

DIFFERENCES5paths differ

5 results differ. The same line can have different consequences in a repository ignore file and a build tool.

node_modules/react/index.jsgitignore✓node_modulesshell glob—DIFFERS

packages/web/node_modules/lodash.jsgitignore✓node_modulesshell glob—DIFFERS

app.loggitignore✓*.logshell glob✓*.log

logs/build.loggitignore✓*.logshell glob—DIFFERS

src/a/b/util.test.jsgitignore✓src/**/*.test.jsshell glob✓src/**/*.test.js

src/keep.test.jsgitignore—!src/keep.test.jsshell glob✓src/**/*.test.jsDIFFERS

src/deep.test.jsgitignore✓src/**/*.test.jsshell glob✓src/**/*.test.js

dist/bundle.jsgitignore✓/distshell glob—DIFFERS

build/dist/old.jsgitignore—shell glob—

config/db.jsongitignore✓config/*.jsonshell glob✓config/*.json

config/env/prod.jsongitignore—shell glob—

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Runs in this browser. Shell glob and gitignore simulations run locally. Git may also read nested ignore files and inspect whether a path is a directory.

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Compare shell globs and gitignore matching against repository paths, including root anchoring, recursive stars and negation. Results update as you adjust inputs and stay in this browser.