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git check-ignore

Analyze and debug Git ignore/exclude (".gitignore") files. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-ignore.
  • Check whether a file or directory is ignored:
    git check-ignore {{path/to/file_or_directory}}
  • Check whether multiple files or directories are ignored:
    git check-ignore {{path/to/file}} {{path/to/directory}}
  • Use pathnames, one per line, from stdin:
    git check-ignore --stdin < {{path/to/file_list}}
  • Do not check the index (used to debug why paths were tracked and not ignored):
    git check-ignore --no-index {{path/to/files_or_directories}}
  • Include details about the matching pattern for each path:
    git check-ignore --verbose {{path/to/files_or_directories}}

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