• .gitignore
  • Ignores files you NEVER want to commit!
    • API keys, credentials, and other application secrets
    • Log files
    • Operating system files
    • dependencies and packages
    • You put these in a separate file
  • Create .gitignore file at the root of a repo
    • Files: test.py
    • Ignoring folders: folderName/
    • Extensions: *.log
  • Creating a useful .gitignore file