Exclude folder in .gitignore with long path using git (GitHub for Windows) -

say have folder

/project1/superlong/path/to/the/folder/i/want/to/exclude/in/my/gitignore/file/

and have same folder in several projects, each project have different first folder in superlong path.

let me show i'm talking about: /project1/superlong/path/to/the/folder/i/want/to/exclude/in/my/gitignore/file/ /project2/superlong/path/to/the/folder/i/want/to/exclude/in/my/gitignore/file/ /project3/superlong/path/to/the/folder/i/want/to/exclude/in/my/gitignore/file/

etc

so in .gitignore want singel simple line, - 2 last folder know unique in entire folder structure:

gitignore/file/ 

i've tried in .gitignore file doesn't work. missing asterisk or something? i've consulted manual pages manual super not intuitive superbad examples.

update: apparently current version of github windows uses older version of git lacks support **. see comments below more info.

looking @ other posts, seems though ** bash-specific pattern. if have same depth of folders use this:

*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/gitignore/file/ 

i've tested in git source control plugin vs , seems work. it's not pretty though! (i'm basing on example of 12 levels of path above /gitignore)

this article states .gitignore doesn't support ** directly. advocates placing .gitignore file (in case) each of gitignore folders, matching file/. not ideal either possibly nicer pattern above.

update:

as long you're matching on single folder, should work, regardless of in folder structure:

gitignore/