how to write a gitignore code example
Example 1: 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 2: create .gitignore
$ touch .gitignore
Example 3: .gitignore
node_modules
.DS_Store
.env
Example 4: 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 5: what to add to gitignore
Look at this awesome site!
https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore
Generates a gitignore for you, based on the technologies you're using