how to add node modules in gitignore code example

Example 1: how to gitignore node modules

touch .gitignore  //to create a .gitignore if you dont have one
echo "node_modules/" >> .gitignore //this adds node_modules to gitignore
cat .gitignore //checks what files you have in your gitignore

Example 2: ignore node modules

//create a .gitignore file and add the following in it
# dependencies
node_modules

Example 3: add node modules to git ignore

## New Solution:
## create .gitignore & add node_modules

git rm -r --cached .

git add .

git commit -m"removed all files from gitignore"

git push origin master