How to ensure .gitignore file is preserved?

[qodesmith]

In my webpack file I have:

new WebpackCleanupPlugin({
  exclude: [path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist/*.gitignore')]
})

I've also tried a few other variations of the single element in the exclude array:

• 'dist/.gitignore'
• 'dist/*.gitignore'

Each time I run a build, the .gitignore file is deleted. Any thoughts?

Thing	Version
webpack-cleanup-plugin	0.5.1
Node	9.2.0
webpack	3.10.0

[Moghul]

Perhaps I'm mistaken but I understood that the excludes would all be part of your output path. It's how I'm treating my excludes.

Try

new WebpackCleanupPlugin({
  exclude: ['*.gitignore']
})