.gitignore Generator
Build a clean .gitignore from languages, frameworks, and tooling presets.
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About this tool
Pick the OSes, IDEs, and language/framework stacks in your repo (Node, Python, Java, Go, Rust, iOS, Android, Unity, Rails, Next.js). Get a merged .gitignore with comments and rules from the GitHub gitignore collection — copy-paste, downloadable, and safe. A clean response to r/learnprogramming and r/github 'what should be in my gitignore' threads.
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