Multibranch build strategy extension
Purpose
This plugin provides addition configuration to prevent multi branch projects from triggering new builds based on a include or exclude regions in source repository.
Setup
Let's say you don't want your ci to run on README or .gitignore or any .html file change
On multibranch job go to Build Strategy section , click add button and select Cancel build excluded regions strategy
fill the textarea with ant style exclusions: README.md .gitignore **/*.html