When to use .gitignore and .git/info/exclude

Both .gitignore and .git/info/exclude are used to ignore files from staging in git.

.gitignore

If a file should be ignored in all clones of the repository, you would use .gitignore
This file needs to be committed and the files mentioned wo…


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Bodhisha Thomas

Both .gitignore and .git/info/exclude are used to ignore files from staging in git.

.gitignore

  • If a file should be ignored in all clones of the repository, you would use .gitignore
  • This file needs to be committed and the files mentioned would be ignored in all the clones.

.git/info/exclude

  • If for some reason you need to locally ignore certain files in a single clone, you would use .git/info/exclude
  • This file acts as a .gitignore for your own local git folder and is not committed or shared with anyone else.

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