gitignore ignore folder and all files code example

Example 1: how to ignore folder in gitignore duplicate

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

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

Example 2: gitignore a specific file

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