git ignore /node_modules or node_modules/ 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: git ignore node_modules

If you add the below text into your .gitignore file,
then it will look for the node_modules directory. Then the node_modules
directory will be ignored.



node_modules/