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If you don’t want to commit a file into a Git repository, it makes sense not to have the file show up in the staging area.
You can do this with a Gitignore file.
In the video, we installed a library called Typi with npm. Many files come into our staging area when we installed Typi.
To prevent node_modules and its files from appearing in the staging area, you:
- Create a
.gitignorefile at the root of the project - Add
node_modulesin the Gitignore file
And the staging area becomes clean. AT this point, you want to commit your .gitignore file to preserve what to ignore.
How to use Gitignore
Each line in the Gitignore file can be used to match files and folders you don’t want to see in the staging area.
- To ignore a file, you write the file name.
- To ignore a folder, you write the folder name
- To ignore an extension, you can use a
*wildcard, like*.log
This content originally appeared on Zell Liew and was authored by Zell Liew
Zell Liew | Sciencx (2018-12-07T00:00:00+00:00) The Gitignore file. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2018/12/07/the-gitignore-file/
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