guide: add more links to the .dvcignore guide from other docs

[jorgeorpinel]

To help increase awareness about this feature!

Per iterative/dvc#3257 (comment)

UPDATE: Here's a non-inclusive list of some ideas of the most obvious places where mentions of .dvcignore should exist. Each one could be addressed in different PRs:

• Definitely in the description of https://dvc.org/doc/command-reference/add, and maybe add an example (not sure) which could be copied from these. Check how dvcignore interacts with dvc move - user-guide: add more links to the .dvcignore guide from other docs. Subtask one completed #1346
• Note that the .hg/ dir is ignored by default along with .git/ (in git-enabled DVC repos), per same discussion. This can go in https://dvc.org/doc/command-reference/init
• See how .dvcignore interacts with dvc checkout and dvc pull
• ^ Same for dvc list, dvc get, and dvc import
• ^ Same for metrics and plots
• ^ push and pull...
• ^ etc. just go down the command reference 🙂
• Maybe in a get-started page or tutorial? Just as a note with link (no need for actual example).

BTW if while attempting any of the above bugs or strange behavior arise, please ask in Discord or open an issue in the core repo (iterative/dvc)

[sarthakforwet]

Hey @jorgeorpinel . As far as I got this all you mean to say is that we have to refer the https://dvc.org/doc/user-guide/dvcignore from other sections of DVC docs?

[jorgeorpinel]

Yes @sarthakforwet! You would first need to play with and fully understand the .dvcignore feature, then explore all the existing docs and try to find all the places where it would be appropriate to link to the .dvcignore guide.

But I see you're also interested in #1172 (comment), let's focus on a single one for now 🙂 please pick one and feel free to submit a PR to close it, thanks.

[jorgeorpinel]

@sarthakforwet are you still interested in this issue or #1172? Both involve .dvcignore which I'm guessing you've studied already so at this point focusing on these is probably the best bet. Thanks

[sarthakforwet]

@jorgeorpinel, Yes, I am interested in both but unable to get #1172 correctly about what we have to do . Do we need to play with all external dependencies i.e SSH , Amazon S3 , Google Cloud Storage etc.. and check for them with respect to .dvcignore ?

[jorgeorpinel]

Do we need to play with all external dependencies

No, you could just play with the most basic one i.e. an external directory path in the same file system.

But you're already doing PR #1346 so let's focus on that for now 🙂