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--- linux_wiki:git [2019/07/13 20:14]
billdozor [Deleting Branches]
+++ linux_wiki:git [2019/07/13 22:30]
billdozor [Exclude Files from Tracking]
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       * View recent commits with diff details<code bash>git log -p</code>
       * Retrieve the commit SHA hash from the above and revert that push<code bash>git revert <SHA></code>
+----
+====== Exclude Files from Tracking ======
+A plain text file called '.gitignore' in the project root excludes files and directories from tracking by git.
+Full documentation here: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
+\\
+Example .gitignore<code bash># Git ignore file - comments are allowed
+__pycache__/
+*.log
+tmp/</code>
+  * Do not track any files that
+    * Are inside a __pycache__ directory
+    * End in .log
+    * Are inside a tmp directory
+\\
+List all ignored files in the current project<code bash>git ls-files --other --ignored --exclude-standard</code>
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