git-ignore

Shell Script and Git alias to select and install a remote .gitignore template.

Installation

curl -O -L -P /path/to/dir https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mc7h/git-ignore/main/git-ignore
chmod +x /path/to/dir/git-ignore

Note

git will auto-detect ignore as a subcommand if git-ignore is in the PATH.

Usage

git ignore [query]

Set FORCE_GI_PULL=1 to ensure the gitignore cache is updated.

Demo

1. Interactively filter available templates.
2. Provide filter at call-site.
3. Auto-selects if there's only one match.