How to create .gitignore file in Windows Explorer

How to create .gitignore file

I need to add some rules to my .gitignore file, however, I can't find it in my project folder. Isn't it created automatically by Xcode? If not, what command allows me to create one?

echo 'xxx' > .gitignore 

To get around this I used the following steps

1. Create the text file gitignore.txt
2. Open it in a text editor and add your rules, then save and close
3. Hold SHIFT, right click the folder you're in, then select Open command window here
4. Then rename the file in the command line, with ren gitignore.txt .gitignore

 

The easiest way to create the .gitignore file in Windows Explorer is to create a new file named 

.gitignore.

 This will skip the validation of having an file extension, since is actually has an empty file extension.

 

========== In WINDOWS ==========

1. Open notepad.
2. Add the contents of your gitignore file.
3. Click "Save as" and select "all files".
4. Save as .gitignore.

======== Easy peasy! No command line required! ========

in windows, open a dos prompt(cmd) windows, use command line:

type > .gitignore

Few ways to create .gitignore using cmd:

• With copy con command:

  1. open cmd and say cd to your git repository
  2. say copy con .gitignore and press Ctrl+Z.

• With start notepad .gitignore command:

  1. open cmd and say cd to your git repository
  2. say start notepad .gitignore and press Yes button in opened notepad dialog box.

• With edit .gitignore command (Windows x86 only):

  1. open cmd and say cd to your git repository
  2. say edit .gitignore and close opened edit editor.

 

if you use Sublime as your IDE you can create a new file and save it as .gitignore.

Simply using ctrl N for the new file, and ctrl S to save as ".gitignore".

 

I use notepad++. New File > SaveAs > .gitignore (Save as type -> All types(.))