How can I see list of ignored files in git?

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I have been using git from past few months and I like git. I was wondering if there is a command which can show list of ignored files in a project.

I tried this git status --ignored from root directory of the project but it doesn't seem to be sufficient.

**See Also** [Git command to show which specific files are ignored by .gitignore](https://stackoverflow.com/q/466764/1366033) — KyleMit, Dec 28 '21 at 16:11

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 17 '13 at 17:30

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You can use the clean command with the option:

-n, --dry-run - Don't actually remove anything, just show what would be done

git clean -ndX

In this way git will list all the files that would be cleaned without doing anything, and you get a list of ignored files.

answered Dec 17 '13 at 17:30

Atropo

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@SangamGupta you're welcome,. If you find my answer useful please accept it and/or upvote, thanks. – Atropo Dec 18 '13 at 09:28

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 05 '18 at 20:54

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find -type f | git check-ignore --stdin gives all files ignored in whole repo (and if you have some in .git that fit, it will report them too).
git ls-files --exclude-standard --ignored --others - gives ignored file per current directory (not whole repository).

Both solutions honor not just top-level .gitignore file, but also global one, .git/info/exclude and local (in lower-level dirs) .gitignores

answered Jan 05 '18 at 20:54

LAFK says Reinstate Monica

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Interesting commands. +1 By the way it seems that these two commands don't output the same files, if there are symlinks among ignored paths. But `find -xtype f | git check-ignore --stdin` seems to do the trick. – ErikMD Jan 05 '18 at 21:39
An interesting case @ErikMD, thanks for it. `find -type` matches against the file, not symlink so that fits. You may also try `-type l` if you would like to target links specifically. – LAFK says Reinstate Monica Jan 06 '18 at 19:25

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 17 '13 at 17:26

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You can edit the .gitignore file found in the same directory as your .git folder if you are looking for a list of files to ignore (listed on each line as regular expressions).

Example:

cat .gitignore

might show:

^build$ 
^build[/].
*-objs/ 
.project
*~

answered Dec 17 '13 at 17:26

Damien

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cat .gitignore command will simply display the content of .gitignore file, I am looking for some cleaner way using git command. – Sangam Gupta Dec 18 '13 at 09:24

How can I see list of ignored files in git?

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