How to filter/delete directory with underscore in the name like this: __tests__ ?

[flaviojoaofelix]

Hello!
I'm using the filter-repo and I can't get it to exclude/filter a directory named __tests__ (two underscores before and after the name)

I've tried a few ways but no success! Could anyone help me with this?
I want to delete/filter this directory and all the files inside it.

I appreciate any help!

[newren]

Where is the tests directory relative to the top of your git repository? (In other words if you cd into your tests directory and run git rev-parse --show-prefix, what is the output?)

Are you using --invert-paths?

What did you try?

I'd expect this to look something like
git filter-repo --path some/sub/directory/tests --invert-paths
but I'm just guessing at what the path might be to your directory from the top of the git repository.

[flaviojoaofelix]

Hello Newren,
Thanks for answering!

Where is the tests directory relative to the top of your git repository?

It is in the root folder of the repository

In other words if you cd into your tests directory and run git rev-parse --show-prefix, what is the output?

__tests__/

Are you using --invert-paths?

Yes, I've tested it in a few ways, including --invert-paths

I'd expect this to look something like: git filter-repo --path some/sub/directory/tests --invert-paths

originally test like this, but it didn't work:

--path __tests__/req17-deleteUsers.test.js \
--path __tests__/req18-searchPost.test.js \
--path __tests__ \
--invert-paths --force

so i tried some other ways but without success too
ex:

--path '__tests__'/req17-deleteUsers.test.js \
--path '__tests__' \
--invert-paths --force
OR
--path '__tests__/req17-deleteUsers.test.js' \
--invert-paths --force
OR
--path __tests__/req17-deleteUsers.test.js --invert-paths
--path __tests__ --invert-paths

Do you know where I could be going wrong?
Thank you so much for trying to help!

[flaviojoaofelix]

I ended up missing a simple error and got the solution now. Just the slash at the end of the directory.

I was trying like this:

--path __tests__ \
--invert-paths --force

And it was like this:

--path __tests__/ \
--invert-paths --force

Sorry to bother you with something so simple, but I really appreciate your attention!