gitignore directory code example

Example 1: create gitignore

# creates gitignore file
$ touch .gitignore

Example 2: .gitignore

node_modules
.DS_Store
.env

Example 3: 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 4: gitignore folder

in .gitignore:
	folder/

Example 5: what to add to gitignore

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Generates a gitignore for you, based on the technologies you're using

Example 6: git exclude folder

directory_to_exclude/