Example .gitignore file for a JavaScript project

Here’s an example .gitignore file for reference, which contains most of the things that need ignoring in a normal JavaScript project.

The concept of a .gitignore file is simple: files in it don’t get added to Git. Lines starting with # are comments. If a file has already been committed, removing it from Git's index is a separate step.

Example file

Here’s an example file that I always use:

.env
.env-development
.env-production
 
# Logs
logs
*.log
npm-debug.log*
yarn-debug.log*
yarn-error.log*
 
# Dependency directories
node_modules/
jspm_packages/
 
# Optional npm cache directory
.npm
 
# Output of 'npm pack'
*.tgz
 
# Random crap
trash
.DS_Store
.sass-cache
.tmp
.rvmrc
.trashes
*~
 
# Gatsby related
.cache/
public
 
# Editor
.vscode
.vscode-test
*.sublime-project
*.sublime-workspace
sftp-config.json

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Example .gitignore file for a JavaScript project

Example file

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