In most operating systems by default, files that start with a period (.
) are hidden. When setting up my .gitignore
file, I like to ignore all these hidden files (with a few exceptions).
gitignore All Hidden Files
By adding the following line to my .gitignore
file, all files that start with a period (.
) will be ignored.
.*
Add Exceptions
There are some files that start with a period (.
) that I do want to include in my Git repository (e.g. .gitignore
).
I can add these exceptions using an exclamation point (!
) in .gitignore
(in many languages the exclamation point is the NOT operator).
!.gitignore
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