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.

Force add despite the .gitignore file

Is there a way to force git to add a file despite the .gitignore file?

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How to remove files that are listed in the .gitignore but still on the repository?

I have some files in my repository that should be ignored, i added them to the .gitignore but, of course, …

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How do I ignore all files in a folder with a Git repository in Sourcetree?

I have a Bitbucket Git repository managed with Sourcetree. I have two folders that I want to commit, but I …

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Add newly created specific folder to .gitignore in Git

I had a clean working directory and brought in a clone from a Git repo last night. But now my …

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Should you commit .gitignore into the Git repos?

Do you think it is a good practice to commit .gitignore into a Git repo? Some people don't like it, …

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git ignore all files of a certain type, except those in a specific subfolder

I have a directory structure like this: root folder1 abc.json def.json somedir more.json folder2 qwe.json rty.…

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Should I check in node_modules to git when creating a node.js app on Heroku?

I followed the basic getting started instructions for node.js on Heroku here: https://devcenter.heroku.com/categories/nodejs These …

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git: How to ignore all present untracked files?

Is there a handy way to ignore all untracked files and folders in a git repository? (I know about the .…

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Git Ignores and Maven targets

Anyone know if it is possible to ignore all the instances of a particular directory in a file structure managed …

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Comments in .gitignore?

Can you write comments in a .gitignore file? If so, should the line be preceded with a # or some other …

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