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.TH "GIT\-IGNORE" "1" "March 2011" "" "Git Extras"
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.SH "NAME"
\fBgit\-ignore\fR \- Add \.gitignore patterns
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBgit\-ignore\fR [<pattern>\|\.\|\.\|\.]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Adds the given _pattern_s to a gitignore file\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
To lazy to open up \fI\.gitignore\fR? me too! simply pass some patterns:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ git ignore build "*\.o" "*\.log"
\|\.\|\.\|\. added \'build\'
  \|\.\|\.\|\. added \'*\.o\'
\|\.\|\.\|\. added \'*\.log\'
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
Running \fBgit\-ignore\fR without a pattern will display the current patterns:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ git ignore
build
*\.o
*\.log
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.SH "AUTHOR"
Written by Tj Holowaychuk <\fItj@vision\-media\.ca\fR>
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.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
<\fIhttp://github\.com/visionmedia/git\-extras/issues\fR>
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
<\fIhttp://github\.com/visionmedia/git\-extras\fR>