[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="christophfischer@4706e95f48874dfd46092b278315693b92ea7d23"
 nickname="christophfischer"
 subject="how to recursively exclude files from git-annex (.gitattributes)"
 date="2016-06-21T11:42:37Z"
 content="""
Hello 

it took me some time to figure out how to exclude directories matching a specific structure within the .gitattributes file: 

    **/some_dir/**/below_this_dir_is_everything_in_plane_text/**/* annex.largefiles=nothing

Maybe it helps someone else. (In case this way is the intended way)
"""]]