This is the fifth in a series of 6 videos covering Version Control using Xcode with git . In this episode we are going to take a look using terminal to create a .gitignore file that will cause git to ignore certain files and not include them as part of the local or remote repository.
Terminal Commands:
1. Create Global config alias - One time only
git config --global alias.ignore '!gi() { curl -L -s https://www.gitignore.io/api/$@ ;}; gi'
2. For each Project (note ANGLE BRACKETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN A YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION
Change the ] below to a 'greater than' angle bracket
cd -directory where your project is stored-
git ignore swift,macos ].gitignore
git add .gitignore
git commit -m "Add .gitignore file"
GitIgnore.io
https://www.gitignore.io/
Ray Wenderlich Tutorial
https://www.raywenderlich.com/675-how...
Links to All Episodes
1. Xcode and Git Introduction
• 1. Xcode and Git Introduction
2. Git Commits
• 2. Git Commits
3. Branching and Merging
• 3. Branching and Merging
4. Remote Repositories
• 4. Remote Repositories
5. .gitignore
• 5. .gitIgnore
6. GitHub Desktop
• 6.GitHub Desktop
Stewart Lynch Links
YouTube Playlist on iOS Development
• Swift and SwiftUI Fundamentals
Stewart Lynch’s CreaTECH Solutions Web Site
https://www.createchsol.com
Stewart Lynch's GitHub
https://github.com/StewartLynch