Ignore files via `.dbtignore`

[jtcohen6]

Contributions

• I have read the contribution docs, and understand what's expected of me.

Link to the page on docs.getdbt.com requiring updates

Probably makes sense to create a new page for this.

Users can define a .dbtignore file that uses the exact same syntax as .gitignore:

• https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/ignoring-files
• https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore

As the name suggests, dbt will ignore these files. They won't be treated as part of your dbt project.

models/
├─ include_these/
├─ but_not_this/

# .dbtignore
models/but_not_this/*

What part(s) of the page would you like to see updated?

• Create a new page for this
• Reference it in https://docs.getdbt.com/reference/project-configs/model-paths (and similar pages)

Additional information

dbt-labs/dbt-core#5897

Note: This will only be available in v1.3+

[jmg-duarte]

Does .dbtignore support path "inclusion"?

models/
!models/special_ones # only includes this one

[lostmygithubaccount]

@jmg-duarte I think so? if it's supported in a .gitignore, it should be supported in .dbtignore -- if you find otherwise please open an issue in the dbt-labs/dbt-core repository: https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/new/choose

closing this as completed by #2245