Create useful .gitignore files for your project
To run gitignore.io from your command line you need an active internet connection an environment function. You need to add a function to your environment that lets you access the gitignore.io API.
#!/bin/bash
$ git config --global alias.ignore '!gi(){curl -L -s https://www.gitignore.io/api/$@ }; gi'#!/bin/bash
$ echo"function gi(){curl -L -s https://www.gitignore.io/api/\$@ }">>~/.bashrc &&source~/.bashrc#!/bin/zsh
$ echo"function gi(){curl -L -s https://www.gitignore.io/api/\$@ }">>~/.zshrc &&source~/.zshrc#!/bin/bash
$ echo"function gi(){curl -L -s https://www.gitignore.io/api/\$@ }">>~/.bash_profile &&source~/.bash_profile#!/bin/zsh
$ echo"function gi(){curl -L -s https://www.gitignore.io/api/\$@ }">>~/.zshrc &&source~/.zshrcCreate a PowerShell v3 Script
#For PowerShell v3Functiongig{param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string[]]$list ) $params=$list-join","Invoke-WebRequest-Uri "https://www.gitignore.io/api/$params"| select -ExpandProperty content |Out-File-FilePath $(Join-Path-path $pwd-ChildPath ".gitignore") -Encoding ascii }Create a PowerShell v2 Script
#For PowerShell v2Functiongig{param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string[]]$list ) $params=$list-join","$wc=New-Object System.Net.WebClient $wc.Headers["User-Agent"] ="PowerShell/"+$PSVersionTable["PSVersion"].ToString() $wc.DownloadFile("https://www.gitignore.io/api/$params","$PWD\.gitignore") }Create a Command Line Prompt Script If you have installed msysgit), create gi.cmd with content below. And copy it to C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\gi.cmd, assuming msysgit was installed to c:\Program Files\Git. Make sure that C:\Program Files\Git\cmd is added to the environment variable path.
@rem Do not use "echo off" to not affect any child calls.@setlocal@rem Get the abolute path to the parent directory, which is assumed to be the@rem Git installation root.@for /F "delims="%%I in ("%~dp0..") do @setgit_install_root=%%~fI @setPATH=%git_install_root%\bin;%git_install_root%\mingw\bin;%PATH%@if not exist "%HOME%"@setHOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%@if not exist "%HOME%"@setHOME=%USERPROFILE%@curl.exe -L -s https://www.gitignore.io/api/%*Clients maintained by third-party developers
| Source Code | Language | Instructions | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| gogi | Go | Install | Cuong Manh Le |
| ignr | Python | Usage | Antriksh Yadav |
Tools or extensions maintained by third-party developers on other platforms
| Source Code | Platform | Intructions | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| gi | Visual Studio Code | Install | Hasit Mistry |
After the function is created, the gi command will give you command line access to the gitingore.io API. . Note: Use gig if you are on Windows
Show output on the command line. Note: Use gig if you are on Windows
$ gi linux,java # Created by https://www.gitignore.io### Linux ### .*!.gitignore *~ ### Java ###*.class # Package Files #*.jar *.war *.earAppend Operating System and IDE settings to global .gitignore. Note: Use gig if you are on Windows
$ gi linux,eclipse >>~/.gitignore_globalAppending Programming Langauge settings to your projects .gitignore. Note: Use gig if you are on Windows
$ gi java,python >> .gitignoreList displays a list of all of the currently support gitignore.io templates. Note: Use gig if you are on Windows
$ gi list actionscript,ada,agda,android,appceleratortitanium,appcode,archives, archlinuxpackages,autotools,bancha,basercms,bower,bricxcc,c,c++,cakephp, cfwheels,chefcookbook,clojure,cloud9,cmake,codeigniter,codekit,commonlisp, compass,composer,concrete5,coq,cvs,dart,darteditor,delphi,django,dotsettings, dreamweaver,drupal,eagle,eclipse,elasticbeanstalk,elisp,elixir,emacs,ensime, episerver,erlang,espresso,expressionengine,fancy,finale,flexbuilder,forcedotcom, freepascal,fuelphp,gcov,go,gradle,grails,gwt,haskell,intellij,java,jboss,jekyll, jetbrains,joe,joomla,justcode,jython,kate,kdevelop4,kohana,komodoedit,laravel, latex,lazarus,leiningen,lemonstand,lilypond,linux,lithium,magento,matlab,maven, mercurial,meteor,modelsim,monodevelop,nanoc,netbeans,node,notepadpp,objective-c, ocaml,opa,opencart,openfoam,oracleforms,osx,perl,ph7cms,phpstorm,playframework, plone,prestashop,processing,pycharm,python,qooxdoo,qt,quartus2,r,rails,redcar, rhodesrhomobile,ros,ruby,rubymine,rubymotion,sass,sbt,scala,scrivener,sdcc, seamgen,senchatouch,silverstripe,sketchup,stella,sublimetext,sugarcrm,svn, symfony,symfony2,symphonycms,tags,target3001,tarmainstallmate,tasm,tex,textmate, textpattern,turbogears2,typo3,unity,vagrant,vim,virtualenv,visualstudio,vvvv, waf,wakanda,webmethods,webstorm,windows,wordpress,xamarinstudio,xcode,xilinxise, yeoman,yii,zendframeworkAdvanced command line suggestions are tracked on the gitignore.io wiki.
In order to install gitignore.io locally, you'll need to have a current version of node.js and npm installed. You also need git installed on your machine.
$ git clone --recursive [email protected]:joeblau/gitignore.io.git $ cd gitignore.io/ $ npm install $ node server.js.gitignore.io is a web service designed to help you create .gitignore files for your Git repositories. The site has a graphical and command line method of creating a .gitignore for your operating system, programming language, or IDE.