Load gitignore patterns also from files declared in excludesfile

go.mod

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module git-get
 go 1.14
 
 require (
+	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.0.0
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.1.0
 	github.com/karrick/godirwalk v1.15.6
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0

pkg/status.go

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/osfs"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/format/gitignore"
+
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -28,6 +32,21 @@ func (r *Repo) LoadStatus() error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed getting worktree")
 	}
 
+	// worktree.Status doesn't load gitignore patterns that may be defined outside of .gitignore file using excludesfile
+	// We need to load them explicitly here
+	// TODO: variables are not expanded so if excludesfile is declared like "~/gitignore_global" or "$HOME/gitignore_global", this will fail to open it
+	globalPatterns, err := gitignore.LoadGlobalPatterns(osfs.New(""))
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed loading global gitignore patterns")
+	}
+	wt.Excludes = append(wt.Excludes, globalPatterns...)
+
+	systemPatterns, err := gitignore.LoadSystemPatterns(osfs.New(""))
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed loading system gitignore patterns")
+	}
+	wt.Excludes = append(wt.Excludes, systemPatterns...)
+
 	status, err := wt.Status()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed getting worktree status")

pkg/status_test.go

@@ -146,3 +146,5 @@ func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // TODO: test branch status when tracking a local branch
+// TODO: newRepoWithGlobalGitignore
+// TODO: newRepoWithGlobalGitignoreSymlink