Git is practically a universal standard when it comes to source code version control. Git allows you to track changes to all files in your software development project.
However, Git is not suitable for tracking all file types. Generally speaking, you should not track large binary files, files containing secrets and sensitive information, or any file that is generated as part of a build process and can be easily reproduced.
To avoid tracking certain types of files and directories, Git employs .gitignore files. In this blog post we will learn about this file type and how it works.
Read the full blog post at env0.com/blog/gitignore-command-guide-practical-examples-and-terraform-tips.
