gitignore

gitignore

Productivity

github/gitignore

176.1K82.0KCC0-1.0

GitHub's official collection of .gitignore templates, organized by language and framework, ready to copy into your project.

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Type🐙 Open Source
Stars176.1K
Forks82.0K
LicenseCC0-1.0
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Repository: https://github.com/github/gitignore

What it is: GitHub's official collection of .gitignore templates, organized by language and framework, ready to copy into your project.

How the repo says to use it:
whatever the README prescribes

Verify the result like this:
whatever minimal example the README gives

Prerequisites and caveats: nothing unusual — check the README

Requirements:
1. Read the README first — tell me which files it generates, what stack it targets, and which runtime version it needs.
2. Generate into a **fresh directory**; don't touch my existing projects. Ask me for the directory name.
3. Install dependencies and start the dev server — paste the real startup log and give me the URL to open.
4. Tell me which files came from the template and which ones I'm meant to edit (config, env, entry point).
5. Finally: how to delete and redo it, and whether the template has an upgrade path.

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