How to make Git automatically ignore certain files when I'm staging changes? [duplicate]

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I have a folder in my Git directory that stores information about when my program runs and I don't want this information to keep getting added to the repo.

Currently I just avoid selecting files from this folder in the git gui. This can be very cumbersome however as there are often a lot of them. What is the best way to do this either using the gui or the command line?

You can read more about gitignore at the docs.

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Commented Jul 14, 2013 at 17:57 — user456814
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mvw · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-14 11:24:59Z

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Use the .gitignore file, note that you might have to exclude files with

 git rm --cached filename

from tracking, which were put there before you added the rule for them, see https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files

answered Jul 14, 2013 at 11:24

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Alberto Zaccagni · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-14 11:22:56Z

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Put the path to that directory into the .gitignore file, like this:

echo 'ignored-files/' >>.gitignore

Put the .gitignore file under version control if other developers might want to ignore those files as well.

answered Jul 14, 2013 at 11:22

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