git-ignore ☆

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Description:
List, fetch and generate .gitignore templates

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: git gitignore developer-tools cli productivity

Install: brew install git-ignore

About:
git-ignore is a command-line interface (CLI) utility designed to streamline the creation of .gitignore files. It allows developers to search its extensive built-in template database for specific languages or frameworks and generate the file instantly. This eliminates the need to manually search online repositories or remember complex ignore patterns, ensuring a clean and efficient project setup.

Key Features:

Fetches templates from the official gitignore repository
Generates .gitignore files for multiple languages/frameworks simultaneously
Includes a built-in search functionality for available templates
Supports custom templates via command-line flags

Use Cases:

Initializing a new project with proper ignore rules for its tech stack
Adding ignore rules for a new language or tool added to an existing project
Quickly generating .gitignore files without leaving the terminal

Alternatives:

gi (gitignore.io CLI) – git-ignore uses a local database of templates, while gi generates files by querying the gitignore.io web service.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 9:20am		0	VERSION_BUMP	529c1fdf