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.gitignore

Relax. We'll talk through this in plain words — no textbook voice.

.gitignore file is a text file that tells Git which files or folders it shouldn't track — for example, log files, build outputs, and sensitive information.

bash

# Create a file named .gitignore
# Log files
*.log

# Node.js dependencies folder
node_modules/

# macOS system file
.DS_Store

You should see

(Files/folders listed in this file won't get staged by the git add . command)