Set list of ignored folders/paths

Features
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I set up a test directory as shown below.

.
├── Chocolate.bib
└── pdfs
    ├── .gitignore
    ├── ignore
    │   └── Keen_2001.pdf
    └── Keen_2001.pdf

I added these lines to .gitignore (trying to cover potential syntax errors).

ignore/.*
ignore/*
ignore/**
ignore/**/*

I checked JabRef before and after running git init in the root directory. JabRef always found and auto-linked both copies of the pdf.

I could not find this option in the ‘Find unlinked files’ dialog or in preferences. As an alternative, I tried the ‘Use regular expressions’ search option for linked files, and could not find a pattern that excluded the ignore subdirectory. Look-around expressions and even plain capture groups don’t seem to work in this context. I might be missing something about how to use the *, **, ., and .. prefixes because I was not able to make any of these selectively identify only one copy of the pdf.

I checked JabRef’s documentation and did not find any information about .gitignore or the menu items under ‘File > Git’.