ignore folder gitignore code example

Example 1: how to ignore folder in gitignore duplicate

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

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

Example 2: 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 3: 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 4: gitignore folder

in .gitignore:
	folder/

Example 5: git ignore not saving changes

git rm -rf --cached .
git add .

Example 6: how to put access.log in gitignore

git rm --cached [file]
git update-index --assume-unchanged [file]