Beginner Git and GitHub #9 - .gitignore files

Step-by-step teaches you how to create a .gitignore file to block certain files from being push to GitHub!

git Wildcard info:
- # - marks line as a comment
- * - matches 0 or more characters
- ? - matches 1 character
- [abc] - matches a, b, _or_ c
- ** - matches nested directories - a/**/z matches
--- a/z
--- a/b/z
--- a/b/c/z

git command used in this video:
- git add .
- git commit -m "Commit Description"
- git push origin [Name of Branch]
- git rm -rf --cached .

Support the Channel:

[soulstenance]

Loving this series so far! It's bee really helpful in learning git and version control for the first time. One thing you skipped, which I struggled with was tokens and setting up permissions for tokens when connecting to a remote repo. Obviously you don't want to share your real tokens, but a walkthrough on how to properly set one up would be really helpful. Anyways, love these videos so far!

[TheCoachis_BA]

thank you! you helped me fix the one problem I couldn't figure out by following your steps with clearing the cache.

[bldabirum]

Ahhh That's What i neeeded
AWESOME
<.3

[cristianriccio]

Thanks for the video. It is very informative. What's the deal with the cache. What is it? It the .gitignore file cached? Does .gitignore need to be "activated" to have an effect?

[ufuk]

Thanks, bro. That is exactly what I am looking for

[proggenius]

What is the .gitignore rule to never push ~ files (generated by Emacs) ???

[jacobD]

the only question I have is: at 5:45, the git console says: rm 'java.js' and other files, but after de add ., commit and push, it's still in the repo, so why does it says it will be removed ? (on git status, it says deleted on the file.

[treegang]

1 minute in and already lost cause he didn't say what he was making his .gitignore file in.