dir_absent

Directory counterpart of file_absent. The match-and-fire semantics are the same as file_absent — including the .gitignore interaction. A dir_absent rule with paths: "**/target" only fires when target/ exists in the walked tree; if it’s gitignored, the walker filters it out and the rule stays silent.

- id: no-tracked-target
  kind: dir_absent
  paths: "**/target"
  level: error

Optional git_tracked_only: true restricts the check to directories that contain at least one git-tracked file. With it set, a developer’s locally-built target/ (gitignored, no tracked content) doesn’t trigger; a target/ whose contents made it into git’s index does. This is the canonical “don’t let target/ be committed” semantic.

- id: no-tracked-target
  kind: dir_absent
  paths: "**/target"
  git_tracked_only: true
  level: error

See The walker and .gitignore for the full semantics.

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