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title: Ignoring files
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redirect_from:
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- /git-ignore
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- /ignore-files
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- /articles/ignoring-files
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- /github/using-git/ignoring-files
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- /github/getting-started-with-github/ignoring-files
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- /github/getting-started-with-github/getting-started-with-git/ignoring-files
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intro: 'You can configure Git to ignore files you don''t want to check in to {% data variables.product.product_name %}.'
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghes: '*'
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ghae: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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---
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## Configuring ignored files for a single repository
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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.
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To share the ignore rules with other users who clone the repository, commit the *.gitignore* file in to your repository.
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GitHub maintains an official list of recommended *.gitignore* files for many popular operating systems, environments, and languages in the `github/gitignore` public repository. You can also use gitignore.io to create a *.gitignore* file for your operating system, programming language, or IDE. For more information, see "[github/gitignore](https://github.com/github/gitignore)" and the "[gitignore.io](https://www.gitignore.io/)" site.
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{% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
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2. Navigate to the location of your Git repository.
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3. Create a *.gitignore* file for your repository.
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```shell
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$ touch .gitignore
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```
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If the command succeeds, there will be no output.
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For an example *.gitignore* file, see "[Some common .gitignore configurations](https://gist.github.com/octocat/9257657)" in the Octocat repository.
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If you want to ignore a file that is already checked in, you must untrack the file before you add a rule to ignore it. From your terminal, untrack the file.
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```shell
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$ git rm --cached <em>FILENAME</em>
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```
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## Configuring ignored files for all repositories on your computer
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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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{% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
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2. Configure Git to use the exclude file *~/.gitignore_global* for all Git repositories.
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```shell
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$ git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global
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```
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## Excluding local files without creating a *.gitignore* file
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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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Use your favorite text editor to open the file called *.git/info/exclude* within the root of your Git repository. Any rule you add here will not be checked in, and will only ignore files for your local repository.
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{% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
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2. Navigate to the location of your Git repository.
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3. Using your favorite text editor, open the file *.git/info/exclude*.
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## Further Reading
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* [Ignoring files](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository#_ignoring) in the Pro Git book
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* [.gitignore](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore) in the man pages for Git
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* [A collection of useful *.gitignore* templates](https://github.com/github/gitignore) in the github/gitignore repository
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* [gitignore.io](https://www.gitignore.io/) site
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