Correct way to exclude /public/assets but include public/assets/*/.meta/

[stephenmeehanuk]

Hi

What's the correct way to exclude /public/assets/ but include public/assets/*/.meta/?

This is my gitignore file

/node_modules
/public/hot
/public/storage
/public/vendor/statamic
/public/img/
/storage/*.key
/vendor
.env
.env.backup
.phpunit.result.cache
.php_cs.cache
docker-compose.override.yml
Homestead.json
Homestead.yaml
npm-debug.log
yarn-error.log
.DS_Store
/.idea
/.vscode

#Ploi
*.rdb

# Uploaded assets
/public/assets/**/*.jpg
/public/assets/**/*.pdf
/public/assets/**/*.svg
/public/assets/**/*.png
/public/assets/**/*.zip
/public/assets/**/*.gif

This is an example of a file path I want to exclude, but include the meta file.

public/assets/redesign/collaboration-thumb.jpg
public/assets/redesign/.meta/collaboration-thumb.jpg.yaml

is there a known workaround for this? I like to keep my assets out of Git, but keep the meta files version controlled.

Environment
Application Name: Statamic
Laravel Version: 9.52.4
PHP Version: 8.2.2
Composer Version: 2.4.1
Environment: local
Debug Mode: ENABLED
URL: website.test
Maintenance Mode: OFF

Cache
Config: NOT CACHED
Events: NOT CACHED
Routes: NOT CACHED
Views: CACHED

Drivers
Broadcasting: log
Cache: redis
Database: mysql
Logs: stack / single
Mail: smtp
Queue: redis
Session: file

Statamic
Addons: 2
Antlers: runtime
Stache Watcher: Enabled
Static Caching: Disabled
Version: 3.4.7 PRO

Statamic Addons
jacksleight/statamic-bard-mutator: 2.1.1
simonhamp/statamic-heroicons: 1.1.0

[stephenmeehanuk]

Is this related to this issue #6286? Or is it something to do with my gitignorefile?

Entry updates are committed to git, works great.

commit 14f0ab1cffdbb63e597ac8a4c7a2c463554d9ab8 (HEAD -> main, origin/main, origin/HEAD)
Author: John Smith <[email protected]>
Date:   Fri Apr 21 09:00:05 2023 +0000

    Entry saved

However, updating asset meta data isn't picked up by Statamic? git status shows

On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.

Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
        modified:   public/assets/images/.meta/adobestock_111942235-copy.jpg.yaml

I thought it might be related to one of my gitignore rules /public/assets/**/*.jpg. But if that was the reason, git wouldn't pick it up as Changes not staged for commit, because it'd be ignored - right?

Do I need to add anything to config/statamic/git.php, I'm using the default settings.

  'paths' => [
        base_path('content'),
        base_path('users'),
        resource_path('blueprints'),
        resource_path('fieldsets'),
        resource_path('forms'),
        resource_path('users'),
        resource_path('preferences.yaml'),
        storage_path('forms'),
    ],