From 7a2094a59e603bb7c46cca951298bcd8dc50e940 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ajeet D'Souza <98ajeet@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:11:59 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] import should skip excluded directories

---
 CHANGELOG.md  | 5 +++--
 src/import.rs | 9 ++++++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c80d48..8b29c67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
-- POSIX: support for non-Cygwin Windows environments (e.g. Busybox).
 - Support for RISC-V (riscv64) Linux.
 - `import` now supports fetching entries from `atuin`.
+- `import` now skips directories matching `$_ZO_EXCLUDE_DIRS`.
+- POSIX: support for non-Cygwin Windows environments (e.g. Busybox).
 - Fish: record the selected directory in shell history when using interactive
   Space-Tab completions.
 
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 
 - Bash/Fish/POSIX/Zsh: resolve symlinks on Windows.
-- PowerShell: navigate to home directory with `z` on drives that don't define `HOME`.
 - Bash: handle `$PROMPT_COMMAND` values ending in a semicolon.
+- PowerShell: navigate to home directory with `z` on drives that don't define `HOME`.
 - PowerShell: use fully qualified names when invoking cmdlets.
 - Zsh: skip doctor diagnostics in non-interactive shells.
 - Zsh: avoid inserting a trailing space when cancelling interactive Space-Tab completions.
diff --git a/src/import.rs b/src/import.rs
index caedc4e..b68f564 100644
--- a/src/import.rs
+++ b/src/import.rs
@@ -49,12 +49,19 @@ pub(crate) struct ImportError {
 /// rest of the import continues. After the iteration completes successfully,
 /// the database is deduplicated and aged.
 pub(crate) fn run(importer: &impl Importer, db: &mut Database) -> Result<()> {
+    let exclude_dirs = config::exclude_dirs()?;
+
     let stderr = io::stderr();
     let mut stderr = stderr.lock();
 
     for entry in importer.dirs()? {
         match entry {
-            Ok(dir) => db.add_unchecked(dir.path, dir.rank, dir.last_accessed),
+            Ok(dir) => {
+                if exclude_dirs.iter().any(|glob| glob.matches(&dir.path)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                db.add_unchecked(dir.path, dir.rank, dir.last_accessed);
+            }
             Err(e) => {
                 let location = match &e.path {
                     Some(path) => format!("{}:{}", path.display(), e.line_num),