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.skyignore file does not respect negate [!]

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#8812 opened on Feb 7, 2026

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Description

Hey guys! As title states, I have a reproducible example where .skyignore file looks like this

# ignore all json 
*.json

# but keep this one
!config.json

When launching the cluster, I sshed onto the node and can confirm the config.json didn't get uploaded into sky_workdir

I'm using version 0.11.1 and k8 infra.

Thank you!

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Research direction
The issue reports that the .skyignore file does not respect negate patterns (e.g., !config.json). The assignee is likely working on it. To understand the bug, examine the file upload logic in SkyPilot, specifically the function that reads .skyignore and applies the ignore rules. Look at how negate patterns are handled in the Python code, possibly using fnmatch or custom logic. The fix would involve ensuring that negate patterns override previous ignore patterns.