# .plexignore Required Word **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [April 4, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexignore-required-word/706999 "2021-04-04T04:13:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wizzardking2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@wizzardking2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wizzardking2)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexignore-required-word/706999/1 "2021-04-04T04:13:28Z")
Hi Is it somehow possible to add required words to the plexignore file? There isn’t much information about the plexignore file and it doesn’t look like it works with normal regex. Best Regards ---
**Author:** ![shark2k](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/shark2k/32/305908_2.png) [@shark2k](https://forums.plex.tv/u/shark2k)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexignore-required-word/706999/2 "2021-04-04T04:21:11Z")
Have you referred to this article for using the plexignore file? > **[Special Keyword File/Folder Exclusion | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201381883-special-keyword-file-folder-exclusion/)** > > Plex will automatically ignore and exclude certain content: Files that include the word sample in the filename and are less... -Shark2k ---
**Author:** ![wizzardking2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@wizzardking2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wizzardking2)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexignore-required-word/706999/3 "2021-04-05T12:51:56Z")
Hi @shark2k Yes, exactly. But in this article I only see a way to **ignore** files if a specific word is inside the path or in the filename. But what I would need is a solution to add a word and it should ignore all files **not** containing this word ( **required** word). It looks like it doesn’t work with normal regex. Otherwise, I could add a regex like the following to have a double negative which would result in a required word: /^((?!german).)\*$/gmi ---
**Author:** ![wizzardking2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@wizzardking2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wizzardking2)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexignore-required-word/706999/4 "2021-04-11T23:19:22Z")
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**Author:** ![wizzardking2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@wizzardking2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wizzardking2)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexignore-required-word/706999/5 "2021-04-16T17:53:16Z")
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**Author:** ![Volts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a5b964/32.png) [@Volts](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Volts)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexignore-required-word/706999/6 "2021-04-16T18:12:52Z")
No, that’s not currently possible. Depending on the goals, options might include rearranging the filesystem, changing permissions, or (ab)using a filesystem to only present the desired files to Plex. Depending on the directories and files, sometimes it’s possible to make a complicated .plexignore behave in that way. Typically the best choice is to adjust the filesystem. You could also create a feature request. [Please Read: Before submitting a feature Suggestion - Feature Suggestions - Plex Forum](https://forums.plex.tv/t/please-read-before-submitting-a-feature-suggestion/273976) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexignore-required-word/706999/7 "2021-07-15T18:12:55Z")
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