From a3259cbb0ad1a2c04123828f9433f361c5a30c2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Lazarides <mark@intecre.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:44:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] modifies lib exclude, adds example lib include

explicitly excludes the `_Libraries` directory, and provides example of
adding sub directories back in. Should be used for including custom and
third party (non -Beckhoff shipped) libraries, improving maintainability
---
 TwinCAT3.gitignore | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/TwinCAT3.gitignore b/TwinCAT3.gitignore
index 7bd6f875..1ee38188 100644
--- a/TwinCAT3.gitignore
+++ b/TwinCAT3.gitignore
@@ -21,5 +21,11 @@ LineIDs.dbg
 LineIDs.dbg.bak
 _Boot/
 _CompileInfo/
-_Libraries/
-_ModuleInstall/
\ No newline at end of file
+_ModuleInstall/
+
+# Exclude all libraries
+/**/_Libraries/*/
+
+# To include a specific library directory (i.e. third party/custom libs), 
+# use pattern `!/**/_Libraries/<directory name>/` i.e. `!/**/_Libraries/www.tcunit.org/`
+# 
\ No newline at end of file