I am new to git and am using the github desktop software. Everytime I make a change in my project lots of other files which get changed in the background also appear in the changes section of git. How would I stop git from picking up these changes, as I only want to upload the code I am editing. Thanks! https://gyazo.com/e28007bbb220d22511deabf236f569bb
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`.gitignore` will be your friend, I guess. – Sirko Nov 19 '20 at 16:56
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Does this answer your question? [How to ignore certain files in Git](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4308610/how-to-ignore-certain-files-in-git) – mkrieger1 Dec 05 '20 at 13:30
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You need to create a .gitignore
file at the root of your project and list the folders and files you don't want git to track like this:
.idea
bin/
You can find many examples on this git repository if you don't want to do it manually: https://github.com/github/gitignore
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you can use gitignore in you git folder. Within this file you can specify what files you dont want to have tracked.
Make sure you name your gitignore like this:
.gitignore
Documentaion for gitignore: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
Here your can create your .gitignore for your programming language: https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore
Cheers
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