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Lyndsay Labrecque
334 PointsHow exactly does someone create a .gitignore file?
I can infer it's done in Visual Studio, but no information about this is provided.
3 Answers
Jason Larson
8,361 PointsYou can create a new file in VS Code by clicking File --> New File, by pressing CTRL + N (on a PC - it's probably Command + N on a Mac), or by clicking the first icon next to the folder name in the explorer view (it looks like a piece of paper with a plus sign on the bottom right corner). Alternatively, you can just create a new file in the folder in your operating system without using VS Code. If you do this, just be sure that you have the options set to see hidden files and folders, as files that start with a period are hidden by default (at least on a PC).
Jason Larson
8,361 PointsI don't normally use a terminal, but I believe the command you're looking for is touch, or more specifically, touch .gitignore.
Matthew Pantel
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 27,089 Points@Olivia, I know this is super old, but for those who are looking for an answer, the answer would be
touch .gitignore
Olivia Motevalli-Aliabadi
836 PointsOlivia Motevalli-Aliabadi
836 PointsThanks Jason! Is there a way to do this in the terminal? I know mkdir is to create a file directory, I feel like there is a way to create an individual (text?) file but I've forgotten it.