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tools/gitignore-how-git-decides-which-files-to-skip-and-the-one-rule-that-su.md
Gitignore: how Git decides which files to skip, and the one rule that surprises everyone
Why does a file show up in git status when you wanted it hidden, and why does a file you ignored sometimes stay tracked anyway? Five short…
5 min read · 27 Oct