Gitignore error_log.txt

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What rules should i add to .gitignore to ignore all error_log.txt files generated in php?

I have tried adding simply error_log to it, but it doesn't seem to work.

Im working on a Win7 x64 and i am new to Git.

just write one line `*.txt` or `error_log.txt` – Alexandr Perfilov Sep 17 '13 at 11:57 — Alexandr Perfilov, Sep 17 '13 at 11:57
the file should be same directory as ignored file – Alexandr Perfilov Sep 17 '13 at 11:58 — Alexandr Perfilov, Sep 17 '13 at 11:58

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

To ignore a file (like error_log.txt) in all directories of your repository, you should add the following rule to the .gitignore in the root folder of your repo:

error_log.txt

As said, that will ignore all files called error_log.txt in all directories and subdirectories of the repo.

Be aware, that .gitignore does only ignore files that are not tracked yet. If you have added and commited a error_log.txt already, that file will stay tracked. See Ignore files that have already been committed to a Git repository for futher detail on that.

Gitignore error_log.txt

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