Jenkins: Clone workspace plugin does not clone .git directory

Question

I am using the Clone Workspace SCM plugin in a build pipeline (see this related question). It is configured to include **/*.

The plugin does not copy the .git directory or the .gitignore and .gitattributes files. I need the .git directory for one of the jobs in the pipeline and I cannot use the git SCM directly, because then the job would get triggered by push events and I don't want that. (see linked question)

So how do I tell the Clone Workspace SCM to include the .git directory?

I tried with **/*,.git/ but that didn't work.

Answer 1

To answer my own question:

The Clone Workspace SCM apparently uses something called the "Ant default excludes". I found the answer in this SO answer that points to the Apache Ant docs.

**/.git
**/.git/**
**/.gitattributes
**/.gitignore

are part of the default excludes.

Fortunately the Clone Workspace SCM plugin has a checkbox Override Default Ant Excludes. Enable that, problem solved!