Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub - Basic Git ignore Rules

This video tutorial guides viewers through creating a local Git repository and setting up a .gitignore file. It demonstrates how to initialize a repository, create and modify a .gitignore file using Visual Studio Code, and observe the effects on file tracking. The tutorial covers ignoring specific files and folders, using wildcards and comments in .gitignore, and testing these rules by creating files that should be ignored. The video concludes with a brief mention of setting up a remote repository.

What is the first step in creating a new local Git repository?

• Commit changes

• Add files to the repository

• Create a .gitignore file

• Initialize the repository with 'git init'

How can you modify the .gitignore file using Visual Studio Code?

• By using a text editor

• By opening the file in Visual Studio Code and editing it

• By using the terminal

• By using a command line tool

What happens to a file in the working directory if it is listed in the .gitignore file?

• It is deleted

• It is ignored and not proposed for commit

• It is automatically committed

• It becomes tracked

What is the effect of renaming a file that is ignored by .gitignore?

• The file becomes tracked

• The file remains ignored

• The file is automatically committed

• The file is deleted

What does the wildcard '*' represent in a .gitignore file?

• A directory

• A specific file

• Zero or more characters

• A single character

How can you ignore all files in a specific directory using .gitignore?

• List each file individually

• Use the directory name followed by a slash

• Use a wildcard for each file

• Use a special command

What is the purpose of adding comments in a .gitignore file?

• To ignore specific files

• To track changes

• To execute commands

• To provide explanations for the rules