From 5e44d18d548cfdbc8d21de0825e8023a1d8506ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Gauthier <paul@aider.chat>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 19:02:51 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Enhance gitignore prompt with option to skip check

---
 aider/main.py | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index c9a9b8f64..00e303579 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -187,8 +187,10 @@ def check_gitignore(git_root, io, ask=True):
     if not patterns_to_add:
         return
 
-    if ask and not io.confirm_ask(f"Add {', '.join(patterns_to_add)} to .gitignore (recommended)?"):
-        return
+    if ask:
+        io.tool_output("You can skip this check with --no-gitignore")
+        if not io.confirm_ask(f"Add {', '.join(patterns_to_add)} to .gitignore (recommended)?"):
+            return
 
     if content and not content.endswith("\n"):
         content += "\n"