How to use collections with ignore?

[julkue]

I am having a one-page that should include some collections. But, I don't want to generate those include files. So I am using .ignore("mypath") like described in the docs. However, when using ignore after or before using collections, those include files will be deleted from the stack of the collection. So, how can I use ignore but still get even ignored files into the stack of collections?

I am aware that this repository is not actively maintained, so in the meantime I will either don't use this plugin or delete the ignore files after using metalsmith.

[GRUBES]

Just adding my voice as I'm struggling with this, too. Would like to be able to basically say "Add all of markdown files in folder abc except files named blah".

Was trying to employ some of the concepts described here but didn't get anything to stick.

[webketje]

Metalsmith.ignore always executes before any plugins run. Use @metalsmith/remove to remove files after they have been used by other plugins. As for excluding certain files inside a same folder, you would use a negated pattern along with a regular glob pattern, like so: ['abc/**/*.md', '!abc/blah.md']