cd git-project && /opt/scripts/tree-gitignore.sh

tree-gitignore.sh

#!/bin/bash
# /opt/scripts/tree-gitignore.sh
# Author: Nestor Urquiza
# Date: 20240220
# Description: A tree wrapper to show contents of a git project respecting .gitignore
# Usage: cd git-project && /opt/scripts/tree-gitignore.sh


cmd="tree -a -I '.git'"

# Read each line from .gitignore
while IFS= read -r line; do
    # Skip empty lines and comments
    if [[ "$line" != "" && "$line" != \#* ]]; then
        # Remove leading "**/" from patterns, if present
        pattern="${line/\*\*\//}"
        # Remove trailing "/*" from patterns, if present
        pattern="${pattern/\/\*/}"
        # Append each cleaned pattern as an ignore option
        cmd+=" -I '$pattern'"
    fi
done < .gitignore

# Execute the constructed command
eval $cmd