What are .jazzignore files?

Question

I see .jazzignore files in my eclipse and I know I am using RTC, but I know neither of them. Can any one explain what does it actually mean ?

Answer 1

A .jazzignore will make sure the files listed in that .jazzignore file will not be listed as "unresolved".

The modifications on those files will be ignored.

See more at the official RTC help page

Eclipse workspaces often include files or folders, such as compiler output, log files, and so on, that you do not want to place under source control.
You can specify resources or classes of resources to be ignored by Rational Team Concert™ source control. Ignored resources are never checked in.

A .jazzignore file is used to prevent items from being checked into change sets.
A .jazzignore file consists of a series of patterns. Any file, folder, or symbolic link whose name matches a pattern cannot be committed to a change set.

There are two types of patterns in a .jazzignore file:

• core.ignore patterns, that are effective in the same directory as the ignore file; and
• core.ignore.recursive patterns that affect items in all of the directories below the .jazzignore file.