A .gitignore file specifies files for Git to intentionally ignore. Existing tracked files are unaffected. Each line is a pattern. When deciding whether to ignore a path, Git checks patterns from multi...
A .gitignore file specifies files for Git to intentionally ignore. Existing tracked files are unaffected. Each line is a pattern. When deciding whether to ignore a path, Git checks patterns from multiple .gitignore sources. Within one precedence level, the last matching pattern decides the outcome.
To ignore a file in Git, use a .gitignore file. In this file, mention the files or file extensions to ignore. For example, *.txt ignores all .txt files in that directory. The git status –ignored command shows currently ignored files.
A .gitignore file can be created for any subdirectory in the project to apply rules just for that path. .gitignore files are stored as plain text and can be edited with any text editor.
The Ignore this extension option adds a new entry to the .gitignore file. It also removes all files with that extension from the changed files list. Either option creates a .gitignore file if needed and adds the entry.
