how to ignore file in git code example

Example 1: create gitignore

# creates gitignore file
$ touch .gitignore

Example 2: git add gitignore

$ touch .gitignore

Example 3: How to ignore files in git

Then in Git Bash you have to write the following line:

git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global
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If the repository already exists then you have to do the following:

git rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit -m ".gitignore is now working"
If the step 2 doesn’t work then you should write the whole route of the files that you would like to add.

Example 4: 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"

Example 5: git exclude folder

directory_to_exclude/

Example 6: how to git ignore a file

git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global