Add option to allow files/directories in .gitignore to be copied to container (#537)

* disable gitignore for actions

* feat: Add option to allow/disallow paths specified in .gitignore

Co-authored-by: Alan Birtles <alan.birtles@eu.sony.com>

pkg/runner/runner.go

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Privileged            bool              // use privileged mode
 	UsernsMode            string            // user namespace to use
 	ContainerArchitecture string            // Desired OS/architecture platform for running containers
+	UseGitIgnore     bool              // controls if paths in .gitignore should not be copied into container, default true
 }
 
 type runnerImpl struct {