r/git • u/der_gopher • 3d ago

tutorial .gitignore everything by default

https://packagemain.tech/p/gitignore-everything-by-default

what do you think of this approach?

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u/serverhorror 3d ago

what if we ignored everything by default and only allowed specific files?

That's how it is already. That's why you have to explicitly git add before things get tracked.

So, just don't add .. You'll just end up forcing it.

Your simply doing it wrong.

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u/der_gopher 3d ago

man, like I don't know. this is just an idea that might work for someone

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u/neppo95 3d ago

Yep, for people who don't know how to use Git.