Top "Gitignore" questions

.gitignore is a file that lists files, directories, and/or path patterns that Git should not include as part of a repository.

Global Git ignore

I want to set up Git to globally ignore certain files. I have added a .gitignore file to my home …

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How can I stop .gitignore from appearing in the list of untracked files?

I just did a git init on the root of my new project. Then I created a .gitignore file. Now, …

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.gitignore all the .DS_Store files in every folder and subfolder

I've added .DS_Store to the .gitignore file, but it seems that it is only ignoring .DS_Store in the …

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Git ignore file for Xcode projects

Which files should I include in .gitignore when using Git in conjunction with Xcode?

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Gitignore not working

My .gitignore file isn't working for some reason, and no amount of Googling has been able to fix it. Here …

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Remove directory from remote repository after adding them to .gitignore

I committed and pushed some directory to github. After that, I altered the .gitignore file adding a directory that should …

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Where does the .gitignore file belong?

Does the .gitignore file belong in the .git folder structure somewhere or in the main source files?

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Best practices for adding .gitignore file for Python projects?

I'm trying to collect some of my default settings, and one thing I realized I don't have a standard for …

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Apply .gitignore on an existing repository already tracking large number of files

I have an existing Visual Studio project in my repository. I recently added a .gitignore file under my project and …

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gitignore all files of extension in directory

Is there a way to ignore all files of a type in a directory? ** is apparently meaningless to git, so …

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