How can binary files be ignored in git using the .gitignore file? Example: $ g++ hello.c -o hello The “hello” file is a binary file. Can git ignore this...
My programs generally generate huge output files (~1 GB) which I do not want to be backing up to the git repository. So instead of being able to do...
Is it possible to add the .gitignore file to .gitignore itself? .gitignore Doesn’t work though I don’t want to see it in edited files 5 Answers 5
I am a bit confused about the pros and cons of using .git/info/exclude and .gitignore to exclude files. Both of them are at the level of the repository/project, so...
In the root of my project I have a foo folder. Inside the foo folder I have a bar folder. I would like to ignore all changes to all...
This question already has answers here: Can git ignore a specific line? (9 answers) Closed 7 years ago. .gitignore can ignore whole files, but is there a way to...
I just created a Github repository and was wondering what the .gitignore file was for. I started by not creating one, but added one due to the fact that...
I have a directory structure like this: root folder1 abc.json def.json somedir more.json folder2 qwe.json rty.json spec mock1.json mock2.json somedir more_mocks.json Now using a .gitignore I want to ignore...
This question already has answers here: Make .gitignore ignore everything except a few files (27 answers) Closed 2 years ago. How can I add an exception to .gitignore, like...
I want to ignore all files in my repository except those that occur in the bin subdirectory. I tried adding the following to my .gitignore: * !bin/* This does...