Gitignore — Free Git & GitHub Tutorial
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TL;DR: Learn Gitignore in Git & GitHub with a free, beginner-friendly tutorial, examples and practice for Indian students on Syllab.in.
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Gitignore in Git & GitHub
Not all files should be in Git. Temporary files, API keys, passwords, and large binaries like node_modules/ should be excluded. You do this with a `.gitignore` file.
.gitignore is a simple text file that lists patterns of files Git should ignore. If you accidentally commit a secret key, delete it from Git history before pushing to GitHub!
Priya and Arjun create a `.gitignore` file to exclude node_modules/, .env (which has passwords), and macOS .DS_Store files. This keeps their repository clean and secure.
Gitignore — Syntax
# In .gitignore file: node_modules/ .env .DS_Store *.log build/
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