tldr/pages/common/git-ignore.md

git ignore

Show/update .gitignore files. Part of git-extras. See also git ignore-io. More information: https://github.com/tj/git-extras/blob/master/Commands.md#git-ignore.

• Show the content of all global and local .gitignore files:

git ignore

• Ignore file(s) privately, updating .git/info/exclude file:

git ignore {{file_pattern}} --private

• Ignore file(s) locally, updating local .gitignore file:

git ignore {{file_pattern}}

• Ignore file(s) globally, updating global .gitignore file:

git ignore {{file_pattern}} --global