gitignore creator code example

Example 1: reinit gitignore

# rm all files
git rm -r --cached .
# add all files as per new .gitignore
git add .
# now, commit for new .gitignore to apply
git commit -m ".gitignore is now working"

Example 2: how to generate gitignore file

echo "
bin/**
lib/**
pyvenv.cfg
**.pyc
"  > .gitignore
cat .gitignore