I put this in my .ackrc:
--type-set=DUMB=*.orig
--noDUMB
... but I'm still seeing files like main.py.orig in my ack results. I tried doing --type-set=DUMB=*.*.orig too, but that didn't work either.
More info
Run from my command line (OSX Snow Leopard with :
timmfin at lorien in ~/dev/performable/rafa on landing-pages-csv-and-more!
± ack modules --python | grep '.orig'
src/rafa/main.py.orig:25:import rafa.ui.modules.helpers
src/rafa/main.py.orig:26:from rafa.ui.modules.performable_form import PerformableForm
src/rafa/main.py.orig:27:from rafa.ui.modules.page_form import PageEditForm
src/rafa/main.py.orig:28:from rafa.ui.modules.settings_form import SettingsForm
....
timmfin at lorien in ~/dev/performable/rafa on landing-pages-csv-and-more!
± cat ~/.ackrc
--color
--sort-files
--smart-case
--type-set=sass=.sass
--type-set=coffee=.coffee
--ignore-dir=rafa/static
--ignore-dir=compiled
--ignore-dir=compressed
--ignore-dir=venv
--ignore-dir=build
timmfin at lorien in ~/dev/performable/rafa on landing-pages-csv-and-more!
± ack --version
ack 1.94
Running under Perl 5.10.0 at /usr/bin/perl
Answer
Now that ack 2.0 is available:
--ignore-file=ext:orig
, either on command line or .ackrc.
It is possible to ignore files by name. To ignore ctags generated files:
--ignore-file=is:tags
Filters for different uses can be found on documentation.