ignore a file in git code example

Example 1: .gitignore

node_modules
.DS_Store
.env

Example 2: 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 3: git remove file from gitignore

git rm --cached <file>

Example 4: how to git ignore a file

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

Example 5: gitignore a specific file

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