git ignore all files in directory code example

Example 1: how to put files into gitignore

$ echo debug.log >> .gitignore
$ git rm --cached debug.log
rm 'debug.log'
$ git commit -m "Start ignoring debug.log"

Example 2: git ignore all files and folders in folder

*
*/
!.gitignore

Example 3: git ignore all files within a directory

# Create .gitignore inside the target folder and add the content below

# Ignore everything in this directory
*
# Except this file
!.gitignore