how to add gitignore file code example

Example 1: create gitignore

# creates gitignore file
$ touch .gitignore

Example 2: git add gitignore

$ touch .gitignore

Example 3: how to create gitignore

# Don't track content of these folders
node_modules/
someOtherfoler/


# Compiled source #
###################
*.com
*.class
*.dll
*.exe
*.o
*.so

*.so

# Packages #
############
# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
# git has its own built in compression methods
*.7z
*.dmg
*.gz
*.iso
*.jar
*.rar
*.tar
*.zip

Example 4: create gitignore files

#Linux
$ touch .gitignore

#Windows
cd c:\<your path>
notepad .gitignore
#Accept the prompt to create the file, edit the contents accordingly, save and close.

Example 5: 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 6: 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"