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  • I tried to use the updated re-include syntax posted at the end of your answer on git for windows v2.8.1.windows.1 but it does not appear to work :( Commented Apr 12, 2016 at 17:58
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    @DavidHancock Sorry, I have edited the answer: this is not available yet.
    – VonC
    Commented Apr 12, 2016 at 18:24
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    @DavidHancock me too: that is more than 13 Stack Overflow answers that I had to edit multiple times over!
    – VonC
    Commented Apr 12, 2016 at 18:49
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    Git 2.9 was released yesterday. Confirming the application/ + !application/language/gr/ pattern mentioned in the answer is working as expected.
    – Ray Shan
    Commented Jun 15, 2016 at 0:52
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    @RayShan Strange: I have see the revert commit cancelling that feature, but I haven't see (and the release note github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.9.0.txt does not mention) any commit improving the .gitignore rules.
    – VonC
    Commented Jun 15, 2016 at 7:13