[GH-ISSUE #265] Feature request: Ignore files by filter file #112

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2026-06-08T11:25:44+03:00

zhus commented

2026-06-08 11:25:44 +03:00

Originally created by @windymelt on GitHub (Sep 13, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/bootandy/dust/issues/265

Hi, I started using this nice tool from today. It seems like very good.

Then I found that there is no option to provide ignore list via a file. (Yes, of course I can ignore file/directory via -v option directly one by one)

My use case is:

I'm building Docker image
Build is heavy; seems like there is redundant files included inside docker context
I can remove files/directories from docker context via .dockerignore (same format as .gitignore)
So I'm going to find big files not listed in .dockerignore

As wrote above, I need feature that ignore files/directories listed in some filter file.

If this tool have this option, that's fantastic.

Alternative solution

I have workaround

cat .dockerignore | sed -e 's/^\(.*\)$/-v \1/' | xargs dust

Originally created by @windymelt on GitHub (Sep 13, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/bootandy/dust/issues/265 Hi, I started using this nice tool from today. It seems like very good. Then I found that there is no option to provide ignore list via a file. (Yes, of course I can ignore file/directory via `-v` option directly one by one) My use case is: - I'm building Docker image - Build is heavy; seems like there is redundant files included inside docker context - I can remove files/directories from docker context via `.dockerignore` (same format as `.gitignore`) - So I'm going to find big files not listed in `.dockerignore` As wrote above, I need feature that ignore files/directories listed in some filter file. If this tool have this option, that's fantastic. ## Alternative solution I have workaround ```shell cat .dockerignore | sed -e 's/^$.*$$/-v \1/' | xargs dust ```

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zhus commented

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@bootandy commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2022):

there's no option to do that currently, I'll leave this open and I might look at it in the future.

@bootandy commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2022): there's no option to do that currently, I'll leave this open and I might look at it in the future.

zhus commented

2026-06-08 11:25:45 +03:00

@Philipp-M commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2023):

Just stumbled over this, having the option to use .ignore files (whether that would be .gitignore or .dockerignore) would be great (e.g. to get the size statistics for a git repo)

Maybe use the ignore crate with a WalkBuilder for that?

@Philipp-M commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2023): Just stumbled over this, having the option to use `.ignore` files (whether that would be `.gitignore` or `.dockerignore`) would be great (e.g. to get the size statistics for a git repo) Maybe use the `ignore` crate with a `WalkBuilder` for that?

zhus commented

2026-06-08 11:25:45 +03:00

@bootandy commented on GitHub (Dec 14, 2023):

Earlier versions did use WalkBuilder and the ignore crate but they were much slower.

@bootandy commented on GitHub (Dec 14, 2023): Earlier versions did use WalkBuilder and the ignore crate but they were much slower.

zhus commented

2026-06-08 11:25:45 +03:00

@bootandy commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024):

will be added in new version:
https://github.com/bootandy/dust/pull/358

@bootandy commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024): will be added in new version: https://github.com/bootandy/dust/pull/358

zhus referenced this issue

2026-06-08 11:27:03 +03:00

[PR #113] [MERGED] Change behavior of depth flag #312

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Reference: bootandy/archived-dust#112