My .gitignore file seems to be being ignored by Git – could the .gitignore file be corrupt? Which file format, locale or culture does Git expect? My .gitignore: # This is a comment debug.log nbproject/ Output from git status: # On branch master # Your branch is ahead of ‘origin/master’ by 1 commit. # # … Read more
I understand that a .gitignore file cloaks specified files from Git’s version control. I have a project (LaTeX) that generates lots of extra files (.auth, .dvi, .pdf, logs, etc) as it runs, but I don’t want those to be tracked. I’m aware that I could (maybe should) make it so all those files are put … Read more
What are the differences between .gitignore and .gitkeep? Are they the same thing with a different name, or do they both serve a different function? I don’t seem to be able to find much documentation on .gitkeep. 5 .gitkeep isn’t documented, because it’s not a feature of Git. Git cannot add a completely empty directory. … Read more
This question already has answers here: How can I make Git “forget” about a file that was tracked, but is now in .gitignore? (31 answers) Closed 4 years ago. I have an already initialized Git repository that I added a .gitignore file to. How can I refresh the file index so the files I want … Read more
There is a file that was being tracked by Git, but now the file is on the .gitignore list. However, that file keeps showing up in git status after it’s edited. How do you force Git to completely forget about it? 3 31
