A great feature of git is the ability to mark certain file and folders as being excluded from the repository which is done via entries in the .gitignore file.
One issue I regularly have is when things change and I need to update the .gitignore file and I always forget how to apply that change. That’s because it is something that isn’t obvious or something that I do regularly. Fortunately it is incredibly easy to achieve and here’s how…
How to apply .gitignore changes
Assuming that you have already edited and made your changes to .gitignore the next this to … Read the rest