Create a gitignore
I'm jotting it down so as not to forget how to create a .gitignore later on
1. cd
into your projects root directory
cd
into your projects root directory
2. Create .gitignore
file
.gitignore
filetouch .gitignore
3. Write it down using .gitignore
patterns
.gitignore
patternsex)
To exclude all files ending in
.log
*.log
To exclude any file names that contain
.log
*.log*
To exclude all files in a specific path
/Build/*
+
If you create a .gitignore
when in use
.gitignore
when in usegit rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit -m "git ignore add"
git push
.gitignore
example
.gitignore
example*.bash_history
*.gitconfig
*.python_history
.c9/
.cache/
.local/
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