Vim netrw shows dot file/directory even when set to be hidden

Question

So the following is my netrw configuration:

let g:netrw_winsize=-35
let g:netrw_localrmdir='rm -r'
let g:netrw_fastbrowse=0
let g:netrw_hide=0
let g:netrw_list_hide= '*/\.git,*/\.DS_Store$'let g:netrw_sizestyle="h"
let g:netrw_liststyle=3

When opening netrw (e.g. :Explore) I find both the .git directory and the .DS_Store file are still visible when I'd expect them not to be visible.

At first I thought it might be the netrw_hide=0 which is to show ALL files (even though I'd expect netrw_list_hide to override that). But I removed that setting and the problem persisted.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

The config setting applies to filenames, not the entire file path + name. So, you need to drop the leading */, and instead anchor with ^:

let g:netrw_list_hide= '^\.git$,^\.DS_Store$'
let g:netrw_sizestyle="h"

Also, the second config needs to be on a separate line, but I guess that was a simple typo in your question.