Git Ignore File
What is Git Ignore File
Git Ignore File
(.gitignore)
is a file containing lines of patterns that tells git which files should be ignored.
e.g.
emacs backup files~, auto generated compiled files, log files, cache files, etc.
Where is Git Ignore File
Git Ignore File is named
.gitignore
If it exist, it is at each git project dir top level. For example:
# project dir .git .gitignore README.md xyz.html
Sample Git Ignore File
Here's a sample content of git ignore file:
#------------------- # emacs *~ *.elc [#]*[#] #------------------- # compiled files *.com *.class *.dll *.exe *.o *.so #------------------- # packed files *.7z *.dmg *.gz *.iso *.jar *.rar *.tar *.zip #------------------- # Logs and databases *.log *.sql *.sqlite #------------------- # macOS junk files .DS_Store __MACOSX/ ._* .Spotlight-V100 .Trashes #------------------- # Microsoft Windows junk files Thumbs.db
For detail, type in terminal git help gitignore