From 0eb31dc08201ec06a106aa95c8bf1c96790d8c26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ReachableCEO <charles@turnsys.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:52:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] chore(output): ignore release artifacts

---
 output/ForRelease/failed/.gitignore    | 3 +++
 output/ForRelease/inbox/.gitignore     | 3 +++
 output/ForRelease/outbox/.gitignore    | 3 +++
 output/ForRelease/processed/.gitignore | 3 +++
 output/README.md                       | 1 +
 5 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 output/ForRelease/failed/.gitignore
 create mode 100644 output/ForRelease/inbox/.gitignore
 create mode 100644 output/ForRelease/outbox/.gitignore
 create mode 100644 output/ForRelease/processed/.gitignore

diff --git a/output/ForRelease/failed/.gitignore b/output/ForRelease/failed/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3d07e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output/ForRelease/failed/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitkeep
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/output/ForRelease/inbox/.gitignore b/output/ForRelease/inbox/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3d07e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output/ForRelease/inbox/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitkeep
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/output/ForRelease/outbox/.gitignore b/output/ForRelease/outbox/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3d07e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output/ForRelease/outbox/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitkeep
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/output/ForRelease/processed/.gitignore b/output/ForRelease/processed/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3d07e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output/ForRelease/processed/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitkeep
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/output/README.md b/output/README.md
index 089e401..f10b9a1 100644
--- a/output/README.md
+++ b/output/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This directory contains the post-processing side of ResumeCustomizer. It is resp
 - `ForRelease/failed`: Markdown files that encountered an error during conversion (contains `.gitkeep` to preserve the directory).
 - `Docker/`: container definition, watcher script, and helper wrapper that run the conversion daemon.
 
+All `ForRelease` subdirectories include `.gitkeep`/`.gitignore` files so generated resumes stay local and out of version control.
 ## Running the Output Processor
 Use the wrapper so the container writes files with your UID/GID: