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Local .gitignore

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How to create an additional .gitignore file

# git
# gitignore
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How to create .local.gitignore that is not synchronized with Git?

  1. Create the .local.gitignore file

    touch .local.gitignore

  2. Add it to .git/info/exclude (so Git applies it locally)

    echo ".local.gitignore" >> .git/info/exclude

  3. Configure Git to treat .local.gitignore as .gitignore

    git config --local core.excludesfile .local.gitignore

Now .local.gitignore will work like a regular .gitignore, but only for you.

How does it work?

  • .local.gitignore is not added to the repository.
  • It is applied only locally on your computer.
  • It works like .gitignore, but other developers don’t have it.
  • Git does not see this file thanks to .git/info/exclude.

Now you can add local files to it:

echo "my-secret-file.txt" >> .local.gitignore
echo "debug_logs/" >> .local.gitignore