ignore a folder commit to git code example

Example 1: how to ignore folder in gitignore duplicate

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

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

Example 2: git exclude folder

directory_to_exclude/