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enterprise-server: '*'
github-ae: '*'
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### Configuring ignored files for a single repository
## Configuring ignored files for a single repository
You can create a *.gitignore* file in your repository's root directory to tell Git which files and directories to ignore when you make a commit.
To share the ignore rules with other users who clone the repository, commit the *.gitignore* file in to your repository.
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$ git rm --cached <em>FILENAME</em>
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### Configuring ignored files for all repositories on your computer
## Configuring ignored files for all repositories on your computer
You can also create a global *.gitignore* file to define a list of rules for ignoring files in every Git repository on your computer. For example, you might create the file at *~/.gitignore_global* and add some rules to it.
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$ git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global
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### Excluding local files without creating a *.gitignore* file
## Excluding local files without creating a *.gitignore* file
If you don't want to create a *.gitignore* file to share with others, you can create rules that are not committed with the repository. You can use this technique for locally-generated files that you don't expect other users to generate, such as files created by your editor.
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2. Navigate to the location of your Git repository.
3. Using your favorite text editor, open the file *.git/info/exclude*.
### Further Reading
## Further Reading
* [Ignoring files](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository#_ignoring) in the Pro Git book
* [.gitignore](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore) in the man pages for Git