gitignore file code example

Example 1: create gitignore

# creates gitignore file
$ touch .gitignore

Example 2: gitignroe remove folder

git rm -r --cached some-directory
git commit -m 'Remove the now ignored directory "some-directory"'
git push origin master

Example 3: gitignore

Use the service www.gitignore.io to create your personalized .gitignore

Example 4: .gitignore

node_modules
.DS_Store
.env

Example 5: create gitignore files

#Linux
$ touch .gitignore

#Windows
cd c:\<your path>
notepad .gitignore
#Accept the prompt to create the file, edit the contents accordingly, save and close.

Example 6: 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/