- return treat_directory(dir, istate, untracked, path->buf, path->len,
- baselen, exclude, pathspec);
+ path_treatment = treat_directory(dir, istate, untracked,
+ path->buf, path->len,
+ baselen, exclude, pathspec);
+ /*
+ * If 1) we only want to return directories that
+ * match an exclude pattern and 2) this directory does
+ * not match an exclude pattern but all of its
+ * contents are excluded, then indicate that we should
+ * recurse into this directory (instead of marking the
+ * directory itself as an ignored path).
+ */
+ if (!exclude &&
+ path_treatment == path_excluded &&
+ (dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO) &&
+ (dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO_MODE_MATCHING))
+ return path_recurse;
+ return path_treatment;