# Ignore specific file pattern in Copy action

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ignore-specific-file-pattern-in-copy-action/5299
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [January 7, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ignore-specific-file-pattern-in-copy-action/5299 "2015-01-07T12:44:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![pravins](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@pravins](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/pravins)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ignore-specific-file-pattern-in-copy-action/5299/1 "2015-01-07T12:44:26Z")

</div>

Hi,  
  
how can we ignore specific file pattern (like file ends with .git) using copy action?  
  
  
Thanks,  
PRavin

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Sparky](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/sparky/32/10_2.png) [@Sparky](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Sparky)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2015, 12:27pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ignore-specific-file-pattern-in-copy-action/5299/2 "2015-01-08T12:27:41Z")

</div>

Hi Pravin,  
  
You’ve identified a gap in the documentation.&nbsp;You can exclude files by prefixing the file pattern with a dash.  
  
e.g. **-\*.git**

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![pravins](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@pravins](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/pravins)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2015, 10:48am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ignore-specific-file-pattern-in-copy-action/5299/3 "2015-01-08T10:48:30Z")

</div>

Thanks a lot.