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GITIGNORE

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Git ignore data

File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file

Files with gitignore extension can be most often encountered as special data files for Git versioning system. These stores information about files that Git should intentionally ignore.

What is gitignore file?

File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file

Date updated: April 21, 2024

File extension gitignore is associated with Git, a version control system developed by Linus Torvalds for various platforms that can run on local machine also as server app.

These .gitignore files are text configuration files used by Git used to determine which files and directories to ignore, before user make a commit.

How to open gitignore file?

It is likely that these files are only useable in Git.

How to convert gitignore file?

As far as we know, there exists no way how to convert *.gitignore files to any other format.

Suggested software to open gitignore file:

Associated software actions with the gitignore file

Software apps that manage or store settings in gitignore files:

Software applications that handle other tasks involving gitignore files:

Multiplatform

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