git ignore - HollyPony/git-documentation GitHub Wiki

How to hide files on Git.

Table of contents:

• Ignore files project
• Ignore files project only for the user
• Ignore files for all user project (git --global way)
• Ignore a file already commit / push
• Test ignored files
• Sources

Create a .gitignore file in $PROJECT_PATH then list the excluded paths

Note: .gitignore file can be nested and will be applied only on subfolders (relatively)

This .gitignore is named exclude and located at: $PROJECT_PATH/.git/info/exclude

This file will not appear in git status, it's a ghost.

This Gitignore file should be defined in the global git config located at ~/.gitconfig (maybe empty)

Retrieve the Gitignore file: git config --global core.excludesfile

Define the Gitignore file: git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore (path and name of ~/.gitignore is editable)

Note: Syntax of .gitconfig file

# [core]
#	    excludesfile = /path/to/user/home/.gitignore

• git rm fileToIgnore.cobol
• Add fileToIgnore.cobol to .gitignore
• Commit / Push

If the file is still here (in staged changes): git rm --cached fileToIgnore.cobol

TODO

• Gitignore : Official doc of gitignore
• Git-Check : TODO