[GIT] How to ignore directory recursively by .gitignore

For example, In the Mac OS, there is the .DS_Store directory in all directory. So you want ignore the .DS_Store directory from version control.

To ignore directory recursively , use .gitignore like this.

Then the .DS_Store directory which in all directory under working directory will be ignored.

Template for .gitignore is https://github.com/github/gitignore .
It’s useful because they have lots of templates for many environments.

If you already git add, you can restore by

above command.(Do not forget period(.) )

If you already committed, then you can restore by

above command.







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