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World 1: Save Points

Ignore files

You will learn: how to tell Git which files to never save.

The problem

Your folder fills up with junk: logs, downloads, even .env with your passwords. One careless git add . grabs it all.

Watch

A .gitignore file lists names Git should skip. One line, *.log, and both log files vanish from git status.

Watch

Each line is a pattern. A name ending in / means a folder. * means “anything”. > writes a new file, >> adds a line.

Try it

Should Git ignore it, or keep it? Sort each file.

Drag a card into a box. Or tap the card, then tap the box.

      Try it

      Hide the log files from Git. Then put .gitignore in the box.

      Working folder
      Staging area
      • Empty
      Repository
      • 3 save points
      • Add purple style
      • Add home page
      • Add README

      Check

      You committed debug.log last week. Today you add *.log to .gitignore. What happens to debug.log?

      You did it!

      You can now keep junk and secrets out of your commits.

      Go deeper (optional)

      Commit your .gitignore, so your whole team uses it. A line starting with ! brings a file back, like !keep.log. git add . skips ignored files without a word.