GIT-IGNORE-IO(1)

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💖 GIT-IGNORE-IO(1) — git-extras edition 💖

okay bestie, welcome to git-ignore-io, the manual page for the little git-extras incantation that fetches you a whole sample .gitignore from gitignore.io. yes, that site. the one you've been copy-pasting from by hand like it's 2014. no more, queen. 👑

✨ NAME ✨

git-ignore-io — get sample gitignore file 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

git ignore-io [<OPTIONS>]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Get sample gitignore file from gitignore.io

https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/

that's it. that's the whole vibe. you ask for types, it gives you ignore rules. it's giving ✨convenience✨.

💅 OPTIONS 💅

<OPTIONS>

  • -a, --append <types>... — appends the new .gitignore content onto the .gitignore sitting in your current directory. gentle. additive. polite. 🫶
  • -r, --replace <types>... — exports a fresh .gitignore into the current directory, and heads up, the old one gets replaced. like, gone gone. 💀
  • -l, --list-in-table — prints every available type in table format. columns for days. 👑
  • -L, --list-alphabetically — prints every available type in alphabetical order, for the girlies who need order in their lives. ⭐
  • -s, --search <word> — searches for word among the available types. find your fave. 🔍
  • -t, --show-update-time — shows the last modified time of ~/.gi_list, which is where the list of available types lives, iykyk. 🕰️
  • -u, --update-list — updates ~/.gi_list, so go refresh your list babe. 🌈

🍓 EXAMPLES 🍓

Show sample gitignore file for vim

$ git ignore-io vim

    # Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/vim

    ### Vim ###
    [._]*.s[a-w][a-z]
    [._]s[a-w][a-z]
    *.un~
    Session.vim
    .netrwhist
    *~

Append sample gitignore for Vim and Python to .gitignore in current directory.

$ git ignore-io -a vim python

Show all available types

$ git ignore-io -l

    actionscript             ada                      agda                     android                  anjuta
    appceleratortitanium     appcode                  appengine                archives                 archlinuxpackages
    autotools                basercms                 bazel                    bluej                    bower
    bricxcc                  c                        c++                      cakephp                  carthage
    ......

Search ja in all available types

$ git ignore-io -s ja

    django
    jabref
    java
    ninja

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Written by Lee-W weilee.rx@gmail.com

🙈 REPORTING BUGS 🙈

https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

https://github.com/tj/git-extras

that's the whole page bestie, you're officially fluent 💖 this was GIT-IGNORE-IO(1) from the Git Extras crew, dated May 2026 — go forth and never hand-write a .gitignore again, periodt. ✨🎀🦋

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