Command-line tool

git-ignore

brew/git-ignore

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

List, fetch and generate .gitignore templates

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install gitignore
scoop install psutils

macOS

brew install git-ignore

Linux

brew install git-ignore

Show the content of all global and local `.gitignore` files

git ignore

Ignore file(s) privately, updating `.git/info/exclude` file

git ignore file_pattern -p

Ignore file(s) locally, updating local `.gitignore` file

git ignore file_pattern

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