From 1e16d01adf237af641b3935b3a76fdcba117862f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Silvano Cerza <silvanocerza@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:06:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Skip hidden files when unzipping repo on first sync from
 remote

---
 src/sync-manager.ts | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/sync-manager.ts b/src/sync-manager.ts
index 289d491..5d7c1e3 100644
--- a/src/sync-manager.ts
+++ b/src/sync-manager.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ export default class SyncManager {
 
         if (entry.directory) {
           await this.vault.adapter.mkdir(normalizePath(targetPath));
+
+        if (targetPath.split("/").last()?.startsWith(".")) {
+          // We must skip hidden files as that creates issues with syncing.
+          // This is fine as users can't edit hidden files in Obsidian anyway.
+          await this.logger.info("Skipping hidden file", targetPath);
           return;
         }