Articles by Tag #gitignore
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Let's Stop Overprotecting Confidential Information
Background What is Confidential Information? Confidential information, in this...
How to Hide Only API Keys Instead of Entire Files on GitHub and From Its Commit History
When you work on software projects, it's essential to deal with sensitive data like API keys. Making...
Removing a Tracked File from Git After Adding It to .gitignore
Sometimes, we accidentally commit files that should have been ignored, like config/config.js, .env,...
What Happens Behind the .gitignore: How Git Handles Ignored Files
Explore how Git handles ignored files like `dist/` in Python projects, covering scenarios like CI/CD, cloning, and pulling repositories.
The reductionist theory or Rethinking of .gitignore bloat
TL;DR: If we include all commonly used .gitignore rules from public sources like GitHub’s gitignore...
Git Best Practices: Ignore Unwanted Files, Use GitFlow, and Write Semantic Commit Messages
Git Best Practices: Optimizing Your Version Control Workflow While Git is an extremely...
Understanding .gitignore: A Guide for Developers
Introduction: As developers, we often find ourselves managing a variety of files in our...