where to place .gitignore code example
Example 1: 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 2: gitignore folder
in .gitignore:
folder/
Example 3: what to add to gitignore
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https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore
Generates a gitignore for you, based on the technologies you're using