starred/act

Fork 0

mirror of https://github.com/nektos/act.git synced 2026-04-26 01:15:51 +03:00

[GH-ISSUE #915] Issue: `.gitignore` is incorrectly parsed by `act`. #542

New issue

Closed

opened 2026-03-01 21:44:19 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:44:19 +03:00

Owner

Originally created by @SpacingBat3 on GitHub (Dec 5, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/915

System information

Operating System: Linux
Architecture: x64
act version: 0.2.25

Description

It seems that act uses different logic than git when resolving the .gitignore files. This causes causes a breakage with some repositories. I haven't tested much rules or .gitignore variants, I've noticed only the .gitignore containing the .*/ rule (which should only ignore hidden directories) can cause a breakage.

Expected behaviour

act parses .gitignore file correctly.

Actual behaviour

act ignores everything (does not copy any files).

Steps to reproduce

Create .gitignore entry, e.g. containing the .*/ rule.
Run act.
See a failure as there's no files in the container.

Workaround

Running act with --use-gitignore=false will simply disable the .gitignore parsing and copy all files.

I've removed some irrelevant parts from the template, I've just found a cause of the issue and I believe there's no need to give more information about the container itself, workflow or even the example repository.

Originally created by @SpacingBat3 on GitHub (Dec 5, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/915 ## System information - Operating System: Linux - Architecture: x64 - `act` version: `0.2.25` ## Description It seems that `act` uses different logic than `git` when resolving the `.gitignore` files. This causes causes a breakage with some repositories. I haven't tested much rules or `.gitignore` variants, I've noticed only the `.gitignore` containing the `.*/` rule (which should only ignore hidden directories) can cause a breakage. ## Expected behaviour `act` parses `.gitignore` file correctly. ## Actual behaviour `act` ignores everything (does not copy any files). ## Steps to reproduce 1. Create `.gitignore` entry, e.g. containing the `.*/` rule. 2. Run `act`. 3. See a failure as there's no files in the container. ## Workaround Running `act` with `--use-gitignore=false` will simply disable the `.gitignore` parsing and copy all files. --- *I've removed some irrelevant parts from the template, I've just found a cause of the issue and I believe there's no need to give more information about the container itself, workflow or even the example repository.*

kerem

2026-03-01 21:44:19 +03:00

closed this issue
added the
stale

kind/bug
labels

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:44:20 +03:00

Author

Owner

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2022):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 14 days unless there is new activity

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2022): Issue is stale and will be closed in 14 days unless there is new activity

kerem referenced this issue

2026-03-01 21:51:31 +03:00

[PR #605] [MERGED] GitHub Event Path #542 #1518

No milestone

No project

No assignees

1 participant

Notifications

Due date

The due date is invalid or out of range. Please use the format "yyyy-mm-dd".

No due date set.

Dependencies

No dependencies set.

Reference

starred/act#542

No description provided.

Rows
Columns

[GH-ISSUE #915] Issue: .gitignore is incorrectly parsed by act. #542