git ignore folder code example

Example 1: gitignroe remove folder

git rm -r --cached some-directory
git commit -m 'Remove the now ignored directory "some-directory"'
git push origin master

Example 2: how to ignore folder in gitignore duplicate

# Step 1) First stop git from tracking the  
### Example git rm -r --cached dist ###
git rm -r --cached  

# Step 2) Then update .gitignore file
dist/
node_modules/
*.log
.env
*.zip

Example 3: .gitignore

node_modules
.DS_Store
.env

Example 4: how to use gitignore to ignore a folder

You can ignore entire directories, just by including their paths and putting a / on the end:

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node_modules/
logs/

Example 5: 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"