git-ignore:tldr:17c77

git-ignore: Ignore file(s) locally, updating local `.gitignore` file.

$ git ignore ${file_pattern}

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The command "git ignore ${file_pattern}" is not a valid Git command.

However, in Git, you can use the "git ignore" command to create or update a .gitignore file. A .gitignore file is used to specify intentionally untracked files that Git should ignore. These files typically include generated files, temporary files, or files containing sensitive information.

To create or update a .gitignore file, you can use the following command:

git ignore ${file_pattern}

In this command, ${file_pattern} represents the pattern of files that you want to ignore. For example, if you want to ignore all files with the .log extension, you can use the following command:

git ignore *.log

This command will add or update the .gitignore file in the current directory, appending the "*.log" pattern to the file. From that point forward, any file with the .log extension will be ignored by Git.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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