# rm all files
git rm -r --cached .
# add all files as per new .gitignore
git add .
# now, commit for new .gitignore to apply
git commit -m ".gitignore is now working"
# creates gitignore file
$ touch .gitignoregit rm -r --cached some-directory
git commit -m 'Remove the now ignored directory "some-directory"'
git push origin master
Use this link as a generator for your gitignore: "https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore"
Just enter your language/IDE and press tab if you want to add another one.
Once your done with that press "Create" and copy the text into your gitignore# you might want to hide all the files, this helps if you don't want '.gitignore' showing up in your repo
https://luisdalmolin.dev/blog/ignoring-files-in-git-without-gitignore/#:~:text=To%20ignore%20untracked%20files%2C%20you,tracking%20any%20(untracked)%20file.
# in terminal within the project directory
open .git/info/exclude
# file opens as below with example
# git ls-files --others --exclude-from=.git/info/exclude
# Lines that start with '#' are comments.
# For a project mostly in C, the following would be a good set of
# exclude patterns (uncomment them if you want to use them):
# *.[oa]
# *~
example-1.py
example-2.py
example-3.py
example-4.py
# when you use: git add .
# example 1 to 4 files will be ignoredCreate a file named ".gitignore" on the outer most place of your project
add the file or folder names you want git to ignore before pushing.
Example- node_modules