github/gitignore

A collection of useful .gitignore templates

# A collection of `.gitignore` templates This is GitHub’s collection of [`.gitignore`][man] file templates. We use this list to populate the `.gitignore` template choosers available in the GitHub.com interface when creating new repositories and files. For more information about how `.gitignore` files work, and how to use them, the following resources are a great place to start: - The [Ignoring Files chapter][chapter] of the [Pro Git][progit] book. - The [Ignoring Files article][help] on the GitHub Help site. - The [gitignore(5)][man] manual page. [man]: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore [help]: https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/git-basics/ignoring-files [chapter]: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository#_ignoring [progit]: https://git-scm.com/book ## Folder structure We support a collection of templates, organized in this way: - The root folder contains templates in common use, to help people get started with popular programming languages and technologies. These define a meaningful set of rules to help get started, and ensure you are not committing unimportant files into your repository. - [`Global`](./Global) contains templates for various editors, tools and operating systems that can be used in different situations. It is recommended that you either [add these to your global template](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/ignoring-files#configuring-ignored-files-for-all-repositories-on-your-computer) or merge these rules into your project-specific templates if you want to use them permanently. - [`community`](./community) contains specialized templates for other popular languages, tools, and projects that don't currently belong in the mainstream templates. These should be added to yo