.gitignore Generator and Tester

# Normalize line endings: Git detects text files, LF in the repository.
* text=auto eol=lf

# Shell scripts need LF; Windows scripts need CRLF.
*.sh text eol=lf
*.bat text eol=crlf
*.cmd text eol=crlf
*.ps1 text eol=crlf

# Binary files: no conversion and no text diff.
*.png binary
*.jpg binary
*.jpeg binary
*.gif binary
*.ico binary
*.webp binary
*.pdf binary
*.zip binary
*.gz binary
*.woff binary
*.woff2 binary

# Lock files: GitHub collapses them in diffs.
package-lock.json linguist-generated
yarn.lock linguist-generated
pnpm-lock.yaml linguist-generated

.gitignore only applies to files Git does not track yet. To stop tracking without deleting from disk:

git rm --cached path/to/file
git rm -r --cached path/to/folder
git commit -m "Stop tracking ignored files"

To re-apply the .gitignore to everything at once (review git status before committing):

git rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit -m "Apply .gitignore"

To ignore only on your machine, use a global file (core.excludesFile) or the clone's .git/info/exclude, with the same syntax:

git config --global core.excludesFile ~/.gitignore_global
.git/info/exclude