Recently I was trying to add some folders to my global .gitignore file on windows. Unfortunately I ran into some issues. After some searching, I couldn’t come across a solution that worked for me. Here are the steps that worked for me.
Add to Global Git ignore Windows
- git config –global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global (Add .gitignore_global as the global gitignore file in your global git config)
- notepad %USERPROFILE%\.gitignore_global (Create and edit .gitignore_global in your home directory using cmd)
Add to Global Git ignore Mac
- git config –global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global (Add .gitignore_global as the global gitignore file in your global git config)
- sudo nano ~/.gitignore_global (can edit your .gitignore_global file and add any files or folder you would like to ignore. Use ctrl + y to save and exit)
Leave a comment if these steps helped in any way!
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